Start / End of Offa's dyke
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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.63257, -2.64838
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Swift, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Swift, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Comma +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Comma +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Caldicot & Black Rock Loop Walking route 8.5 km ▾
A circular route from Caldicote Castle to the coast near the Prince of Wales Bridge, then along the Wales Coast path to the Iron Age Fort near Sudbrook, then on to the Black Rock before heading back to Caldicot Castle.
Named route Length 8.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Buttington Terrace public footpath · 156 m ▾
Private, except for access to public footpath to the shore.
Public path public footpath Length 156 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Southern end of Offa's Dyke Path at Sedbury Cliffs
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Wildlife to spot
10,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Hornet Hoverfly +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Harlequin Ladybird Yarrow · Hogweed · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Micheli's Least Pouncewort · Common Pincushion +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022 Micheli's Least Pouncewort Lejeunea cavifolia2022 Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2022 Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Magpie +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Hornet Hoverfly +21
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Harlequin Ladybird Yarrow · Hogweed · Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Micheli's Least Pouncewort · Common Pincushion +4
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2022 Micheli's Least Pouncewort Lejeunea cavifolia2022 Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2022 Greater Featherwort Plagiochila asplenioides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2022
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2022
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2022
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2022
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2022 2022
2022
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum2022
Whorled Tufa-moss Eucladium verticillatum2022
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2022
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis2022
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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