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Description
Moseley Green and Oakenhill Wood is an open-plan wooded area between Parkend and Mallards Pike. In contrast to most of the Forest of Dean, there are few mature trees here. Oakenhill (a Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust reserve) and Little Moseley are former heath areas where birch is slowly taking over. Thus adders, Lærkefalk, Vestlig Sortstrubet Bynkefugl, Skovsneppe and Natravn are still a possibility in summer. Løvsanger, Munk and Gransanger numerous. Large flocks of juvenile Stillits opposite the Rising Sun pub in late summer.
The area around Parkend church is excellent for winter finches. Look for Kernebider (up to 30 in January) near the tops of the pine trees in the churchyard, and downhill from the car park. Also Lille Korsnæb, Grønsisken and Kvækerfinke in smaller numbers. Small areas of wetland attract heron and Lille Lappedykker.
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Access
Park at Parkend Church (4 miles north of Lydney, follow B4234 or take Dean Forest Railway) or by the Rising Sun pub in Moseley Green. Bicycle hire in Parkend, and elsewhere in the Forest. The circular route on the map is about 5 km.