Unregistered land in Forest of Dean

Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire, South West) has 1,122 plots of land that are missing from the HM Land Registry index and score 50 or more on our 0–100 scale for how realistic a claim would be. 876 of them score 75 or more. That's around 21 for every 10 km², above the average for the South West.

1,122plots scoring 50+
951next to homes (85%)
933under an acre (83%)

Where they are

Darker squares contain more plots scoring 50+. Exact plot locations are for members.

Towns and villages with the most

Bream30 plots
Longhope29 plots
Ruspidge27 plots
Mount Pleasant25 plots
Drybrook19 plots
Ruardean19 plots
Tibberton19 plots
Newent18 plots

Each plot is counted against its nearest named place.

What kind of land

The largest group is gaps within housing areas (54%).

Gaps within housing areas54%
Woodland18%
Not labelled on maps16%
Farmland and meadow7%
Scrub, rough grass and heath5%
Other (parks, sites, verges…)0%

Plot sizes

Under ¼ acre528
¼ to 1 acre405
1 to 2 acres87
Over 2 acres102
Watch out for: 2 are in Sites of Special Scientific Interest or nature reserves. We score these down, and members can see each one flagged on the map.

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Unregistered doesn’t mean unowned: much of this land has an owner who simply never registered it. Read how claims work before you act.

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