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Nagshead RSPB and Cannop Ponds

West Midlands  >  United Kingdom

Mature oak woodland, conifers and ponds at the centre of the Forest of Dean.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 30 července 2022

Description

Nagshead has a mixture of habitats including woodland, ponds, glades and rides. Nagshead has good parking facilities, a visitor centre, hides and information boards. You can see fallow deer and wild boar. Woodland birds: rehek zahradní, linduška lesní, sluka lesní, krkavec velký, krahujec obecný, lejsek šedý, lejsek černohlavý and 3 woodpecker species.Cannop has waterfowl such as kachnička mandarinská and polák chocholačka, also skorec vodní downstream.

Details

Access

Equidistant from Hereford, Gloucester, Bristol and Newport. Turn off B4431, a half mile west of Parkend village. A rather uneven and dusty track to car park of Nagshead. Cannop is north of Parkend, the main car park is off Speech House road B4226, shortly east of the crossroads. Picnic tables, can be crowded in summer. Click on a P in the map to get directions to the parking of your choice.

For a circular walk head north from Nagshead, cross the road to Cannop, and return via cycle track.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Moors/heathland , Lake , Scattered trees and bushes , Reedbeds , River

Conditions

Hilly , Flat , Wet

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Summer , Spring , Winter

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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