The Top 20 Natural Monuments around the Forest Of Dean
Forest Of Dean’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments around the Forest Of Dean. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around the Forest Of Dean. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 2, 2025
This remarkable series of dams (at least 60) occurs over nearly half a mile of Slade Brook. They completely dam the stream, which is from 3 to 30 ft wide, …
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Puzzlewood (grid reference SO578092) is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence …
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From Symonds Yat Rock you are afforded a stunning view over the picturesque Wye Valley. This viewpoint is one of the best places in the country to watch peregrine falcons. …
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From Devil’s Pulpit, you're afforded a fantastic view over the ruins of Tintern Abbey, a gothic masterpiece founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks. According to legend, the Devil preached from this spot to tempt the monks to desert their order.
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From this spot, you get a breathtaking view over the River Wye meandering gently through the tree-covered valley. A magical place to spend a moment.
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In the south of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chase End Hill offers fantastic views across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The 627-foot (191 m) summit sits on the county border and is marked by a trig pillar.
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Amazing views from the Chase Hill Trig Point. You can start or finish the Malverns end to end walk here and there is Chase End Car Park close by
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Natasha Rosling 2019
This crevice formation reveals a
patchwork of subterranean rock
faces cast from Clearwell Caves
iron ore mine, recalling a history
of labour through the marks left
by miners in the rock.
This crevice formation reveals a
patchwork of subterranean rock
faces cast from Clearwell Caves
iron ore mine, recalling a history
of labour through the marks left
by miners in the rock.
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Lippets Grove Nature Reserve is a small area of ancient woodland on flat ground to the east of the River Wye.
Lippets Grove lies just east of Offa's Dyke, and …
Lippets Grove lies just east of Offa's Dyke, and …
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We visited on a very wet rainy day so our trip was short but was be try enjoyable as we only ever saw one other person. Great place to enjoy for everyone.
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