Wildlife Area
Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Coleford, Forest of Dean, England. Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Poolway, as well as near the town Coleford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puzzlewood and Clearwell Caves.
Puzzlewood
Forest
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
Clearwell Caves
Photo: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a working mining museum.
Perrygrove Railway
Perrygrove Railway is a minimum-gauge railway of 15 in gauge. It is located at Perrygrove Farm in the Forest of Dean, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest of Dean and Berry Hill.
Forest of Dean
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to the north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.
Berry Hill
Village
Photo: Forester, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berry Hill is a village in Gloucestershire, England, 1.5 miles north of the town of Coleford. Berry Hill includes the settlements of Five Acres to the east, Christchurch in the centre, Shortstanding to the north, and Joyford to the north-east.
Bream
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bream is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The population was around 3,170 in the 2011 census.
Wildlife Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7932° or 51° 47′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.6108° or 2° 36′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C3VQ9VQ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 984453784OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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