Woorgreens Lake and Crabtree Hill

West Midlands > United Kingdom

Landscaped former opencast coalmine at the centre of the Forest of Dean SSSI. Open water, swamp, heath and forest. Good parking nearby with art installations.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 29 november 2022

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Description

Woorgreens Lake and Crabtree Hill is a prominent wetland site in a thickly forested region. Lappantyú hunt insects over the water on summer nights. Nagy őrgébics is a fairly regular winter visitor, as are Csíz and Keresztcsoru. Erdei pityer, Holló and cigánycsuk breed nearby. Sárszalonka frequent the rushy water margins, Kontyos réce and Nagy bukó on the water.

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Access

Park at Speech House Hotel car park. Click on a P in the map to get directions. The circular walk indicated on the map is about 4 km long.

Terrain and Habitat

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

Conditions

Flat , Wet

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Winter , Autumn

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Wide path , Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

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Top 5 birds

1. Nagy őrgébics
(Lanius excubitor)

2. Sárszalonka
(Gallinago gallinago)

3. Lappantyú
(Caprimulgus europaeus)

4. Keresztcsoru
(Loxia curvirostra)

5. Csíz
(Spinus spinus)

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