Forest of Dean - Wyenot.com local places of scenic interest.

The Forest of Dean is one of England's ancient woodland areas and is a beautiful place to visit whether walking, cycling or pony trekking during all four seasons. I could have put hundreds of photographs on this page as forest photography is my favourite variety and I spend days at a time exploring the woods both on foot and by bike.

In the winter it is nice to make the first footprints in the snow. Spring and summer are good seasons to walk or cycle along the miles of paths looking for deer, small furry animals and wild flowers but my personal favourite time to visit is during the autumn when I like to photograph the changing forest colours and the variety of fungi.

Nearby places to stay if you like this area include: [Forest Edge B & B]


A February 2002 view of Speech House Lake taken from National Grid Reference SO 62622 / 11462 Ref: WN0191	A May 2002 view of Bluebells near Upper Soudley. Ref: WN0192

An ancient tree root in rock that my daughter, Sarah thinks looks like a dinosaur. NGR SO 65604 / 11250 Ref: WN0193	The Darkhill Ironworks in September 2002. Slightly less accurate NGR SO 592 / 085. Ref: WN0194

Inside a disused mine shaft near the Darkhill Iron Works. It is dangerous to go inside, so please don't try. This photograph is taken blindly, by lowering the camera in and taking random shots. Ref: WN0195	An ancient 'conglomerate' type rock common to the area, which looks like pebbles set in concrete due to its formation during the period when the area was under the sea. Ref: WN0196

Forest fungi, November 2002. Ref: WN0197	Rainbow, November 2002. Ref: WN0198

The sun dries the ground after a heavy shower, November 2002. Ref: WN0199	Soudley Ponds, November 2002. Photograph taken from NGR SO 66222 / 10631. Ref: WN0200

Soudley Ponds reflections, November 2002. Ref: WN0201	Soudley Ponds reflections, November 2002. Ref: WN0202

Soudley Ponds reflections, November 2002. Ref: WN0203	Soudley Ponds Angler, November 2002. Ref: WN0204



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	Four Seasons in the Forest of Dean