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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 Kasım 2022

Description

Woorgreens Lake and Crabtree Hill is a prominent wetland site in a thickly forested region. Çobanaldatan hunt insects over the water on summer nights. Büyük örümcekkuşu is a fairly regular winter visitor, as are Karabaşlı iskete and Çaprazgaga. Ağaç incirkuşu, Kuzgun and Taşkuşu breed nearby. Su çulluğu frequent the rushy water margins, Tepeli patka and Büyük tarakdiş on the water.

Details

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

No

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