Woolaston Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.69883, -2.63046
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 🌿 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Neat Feather-moss, Dune Thread-moss +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Southern Hawker, Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 640 m ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 640 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 459 m ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 459 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The bole of the King Yew in Woolaston wood
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Wildlife to spot
17,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Tree Pipit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,831 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Wren · Tree Pipit +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Wood Mouse · Yellow-necked Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2023 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · 7-spot Ladybird +19
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2023
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023 