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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.78884, -2.59596
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 🍄 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, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Torth Felen, Hairy Curtain Crust, King Alfred's Cakes +57 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Hairy Curtain Crust, King Alfred's Cakes +57 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Tuberous Polypore, Chanterelle, Penny Bun +4 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Violet Ground Beetle, Glow-worm +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Violet Ground Beetle, Glow-worm +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
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 18 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
35,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Chaffinch · Mallard · Blue Tit +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 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 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Ochre Brittlegill · Fragrant Funnel · Goblet +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Jellybaby Leotia lubrica Razor Strop Fungus Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,957 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Chaffinch · Mallard · Blue Tit +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coot Fulica atra Coal Tit Periparus ater Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wigeon Mareca penelope Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 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 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Ochre Brittlegill · Fragrant Funnel · Goblet +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Jellybaby Leotia lubrica Razor Strop Fungus Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fomitopsis betulina
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
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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