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Nagshead |
About Nagshead
Spring at Nagshead is an especially good time to visit as you can wander along the trails looking for pied flycatchers, redstarts and species of tits around the nestboxes. Look to the skies for views of ravens, buzzards and sparrowhawks. There are hawfinches and all three British woodpeckers in the woods all year round. Opening timesReserve open at all times, year-round. Reception/information centre (with toilet facilities) open 10 am - 4 pm at weekends only between Easter and August bank holidays inclusive. Entrance chargesNone, but donations to help us continue our work here are welcome Information for familiesMany events are aimed specifically at families, including the reserves open day. Additionally, RSPB/Forestry Commission jointly run Family Fun Days during summer months in wider Forest, including Symonds Yat Rock. Information for dog ownersDogs are only allowed on footpaths under the strictest control and on leads during the bird breeding season. |
Contact us01594 562852 Nearest town: Lydney, Gloucestershire Grid reference: SO606085 DirectionsFor directions, please see our How to get here page. |
Oak sapling - Niall Benvie
Beech trees in autumn, RSPB Nagshead reserve - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1001815)
Speckled wood butterfly on nettle leaf - Katie Fuller
Bird illustrations by Mike Langman (RSPB)