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Nagshead Nature Reserve Nature Trail


(Average user rating5 unrated 5/5)
You can follow two marked nature trails, both of which start and finish at the car park and education centre. A trail guide is avaiable from the visitor centre. You are welcome to walk other woodland rides and tracks on the reserve but you are advised to use a local Ordnance Survey map.
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How to get there:

Nagshead Nature Reserve Nature Trail can be started from Nagshead Nature Reserve in Forest Of Dean. Coleford is the nearest town or village.

From Coleford, follow the B4431 towards Parkend. Just before Parkend village, the Reserve is signposted to the left, accessed along a forest road.

OS Grid Reference: SO614120
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

User Comments

5 Stars 5 Stars

Wonderful little, out-of-the-way reserve. Great facilities for its size.

Jane Symonds, 19/Nov/2009

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Visitor Centre at Nagshead Nature Reserve

Facilities and Activities

ToiletsInformationParkingVisitor Centre
Walking

Trail

Grade of trail

Sensible footwareEasy

Trail waymarking

follow signs

Length of trail

1mile and 2.25 miles

Approximate time of trail

1 - 2 hours

Open or closed

open

Contact

Forest Of Dean Recreation Ranger
01594 833057
e-mail: dean@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Active woods

What's of interest

Other wildlife is equally diverse; fallow deer, dormouse, adder, common lizard and slow-worm are a few of the creatures living on the reserve, as well as anexceptionally rich variety of butterflies and dragonflies.

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