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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.87586, -2.34756
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 236 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 236 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Kites Nest Lane restricted byway · 722 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 722 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Bulley (Glos) St Michael's church
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Wildlife to spot
14,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,569 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,569 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 