Ware Slade ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.83702, -2.54647
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional 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 Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
Hicksters Way Loop Cycling route ▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family skills route (moderate) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 810 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 810 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,735 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,735 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Goldfinch +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Fallow Deer
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,735 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Crossbill · Goldfinch +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Gull Larus canus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Fallow Deer
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Fallow Deer Dama dama Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 