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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.79294, -2.59958
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Mandarin Duck +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Mandarin Duck +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus +57 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus +57 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Fungi — Tuberous Polypore, Chanterelle, Penny Bun +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Verderers Mountain bike route ▾
Freeminers Mountain bike route ▾
Ski Run Mountain bike route ▾
Mr Rooty Mountain bike route ▾
Countdown Mountain bike route ▾
Push up route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
29,842 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Mallard · Blue Tit · Coot · Coal Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wigeon Mareca penelope Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Honey Fungus · Red-Belted Bracket · Common Rustgill +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata Ochre Brittlegill Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,842 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Mallard · Blue Tit · Coot · Coal Tit +45
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wigeon Mareca penelope Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pochard Aythya ferina Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Honey Fungus · Red-Belted Bracket · Common Rustgill +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata Ochre Brittlegill Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Russula ochroleuca
Russula ochroleuca
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Antrodia Antrodia
Antrodia Antrodia
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
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