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Taylor's Green

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.79290, -2.57251

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 42

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Abax parallelepipedus, Violet Ground Beetle +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Abax parallelepipedus, Violet Ground Beetle +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Taylor's Green, Forest of Dean

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Taylor's Green, Forest of Dean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park4.5 km→🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park1.7 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park2.6 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park3.4 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site2.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Upper Cannop

High350 m→
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Lower Cannop

High634 m→
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Parkend Walk Dam

1.6 km→

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