Nagshead
RSPB Nagshead | |
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RSPB and Forestry England | |
Status | Open all year |
Nagshead is a woodland reserve, located on the western edge of
More than half of the reserve consists of 19th-century oak woodland, which is now managed solely for its conservation and landscape value.
In 1942, nest boxes were erected, in the hope that pied flycatchers would control oak leafroller moth larva, which were defoliating trees. These boxes have been continually monitored since 1948, making it the UK's longest-running bird breeding programme.[2] Nagshead includes a
Facilities
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The reserve is open all year. Entrance and car parking are free.
Facilities include;
- Visitor centre and toilets (open at weekends during the summer).
- Large car park.
- Two viewing hides.
- Two way-marked walks (1 mile and 2.25 miles).
- Picnic area.
- Information boards.
Flora and Fauna
Birds
Birdlife in the reserve includes
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Other wildlife
More than 30 different butterflies and 20 dragonflies and damselflies have been seen at Nagshead. 8 of Britain's 12 reptiles and amphibians breed here;
.Wild boar also roam Nagshead, but these are rarely seen.
Nagshead SSSI
A relatively small area of Nagshead reserve is designated a
References
- ^ Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites, Item 205 (Nagshead & Barnhill Plantations) & 206 (Nagshead SSSI (including Fetter Hill & Fairmoor Green))
- ^ The Dean Nestbox Study 1942–1964, BRUCE CAMPBELL. Forestry (magazine), volume 41, Issue 1, pages 27-46.
- ^ Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details
- ^ "Nagshead". RSPB. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Nagshead Nature Reserve". Forestry England. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Natural England - Nature on the Map for Nagshead SSSI
- ^ Ordnance Survey Get-a-map for grid reference SO608090
External links
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Nagshead Nature Reserve Forestry England webpage
- Natural England (SSSI information)
- RSPB Nagshead, official website
- Promotional video for RSPB Nagshead
Bibliography
RSPB Nagshead Trail Guide (leaflet)