Stroat Evangelical Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.67517, -2.62027
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Azure Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss +145 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss +145 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 44 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 Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,660 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Tiger Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly +11
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,660 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Yellow-necked Mouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Green Tiger Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly +11
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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