Wimberry Bottom ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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51.81247, -2.56758
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Speculation Car Park 31m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Speculation Car Park 31m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 42
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock 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 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
17,314 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Crossbill · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Raven +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wild Boar
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,314 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Crossbill · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Raven +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swallow Hirundo rustica Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Wild Boar
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +16
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris 