Forest of Dean District Council

Reports

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  Road breaking up and pothole

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. 17:49, 13 Jan 2026, last updated 16:54, 6 May 2026

• Trench in road recently dug but not filled properly big dip causing damage to car

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0RB, United Kingdom. 08:48, 8 Apr 2026, last updated 14:12, 6 May 2026

• Dead fox

  M50, Castletump, Dymock, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL18 2AB, United Kingdom. Closed 14:59, 3 May 2026, last updated 09:07, 5 May 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Oakle Street, Churcham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:36, 29 Apr 2026, last updated 18:32, 1 May 2026
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  Water coming up from road in Boxbush

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. 08:40, 29 Mar 2026, last updated 09:38, 26 Apr 2026

• Drainage grate has dropped / fill-in tarmac

  Oakle Street, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. 16:41, 31 Dec 2025, last updated 12:05, 24 Apr 2026

• Potholes - multiple

  A40, Oakle Street, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 09:02, 22 Apr 2026, last updated 09:16, 22 Apr 2026

• Traffic Lights are defective often stuck on red in all directions

  Grange Court Lane, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DT, United Kingdom. 19:02, 14 Apr 2026
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  Pothole

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. 15:37, 13 Apr 2026

• Uneven

  A40, Dursley Cross, Huntley, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 19:35, 11 Apr 2026

• Road subsiding

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 19:34, 11 Apr 2026

• Uneven

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0RB, United Kingdom. 19:32, 11 Apr 2026

• Uneven

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0RB, United Kingdom. 19:31, 11 Apr 2026

• Uneven surface.

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 10:11, 11 Apr 2026

• 2 very large potholes likely to cause damage

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. 15:18, 10 Apr 2026

• Very large pothole likely to cause damage

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EG, United Kingdom. 15:17, 10 Apr 2026

• Stuck on red.

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3SE, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:50, 3 Mar 2026, last updated 09:21, 1 Apr 2026

• Sinking road

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0RB, United Kingdom. 02:12, 1 Mar 2026, last updated 05:22, 29 Mar 2026

• Sequence problem

  A40, Churcham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8AB, United Kingdom. 17:49, 26 Mar 2026

• Pothole and surface deterioration M28 eastbound

  Wye Bridge, M48, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Cymru / Wales, NP16 5GF, United Kingdom. Closed 11:06, 14 Mar 2026, last updated 11:49, 19 Mar 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Highnam, Churcham, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8AB, United Kingdom. 12:59, 3 Mar 2026

• 2 potholes were filled in this morning. We are paying for a poor quality job and if that's the best the guys can do, they should be sacked. Another temporary fix that will not last. The whole area needs to be resurfaced.

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 13:37, 2 Mar 2026

• Failing road surface and potholes eastbound lane at right turn to Oakle Street

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 17:50, 28 Feb 2026, last updated 10:43, 2 Mar 2026

• Drainage grate in junction

  Oakle Street, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. 16:36, 28 Feb 2026

• Wind sock missing, west end of severn crossing

  Severn Bridge, Tidenham, Old Passage, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West of England, England, NP16 7HH, United Kingdom. 11:04, 24 Feb 2026

• Large pothole becoming unavoidable

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Fixed 18:47, 18 Jan 2026, last updated 19:13, 15 Feb 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EA, United Kingdom. Closed 15:49, 27 Jan 2026, last updated 12:25, 29 Jan 2026

• Large pothole not deep but very long

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 16:31, 26 Jan 2026, last updated 16:06, 27 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 18:53, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 15:29, 27 Jan 2026

• Large pothole

  Solomons Tump Road, Solomon's Tump, Churcham, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EB, United Kingdom. Closed 17:50, 22 Jan 2026, last updated 13:55, 26 Jan 2026

• Large pothole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 18:39, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 10:13, 26 Jan 2026

• Uneven surface

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 19:21, 21 Jan 2026

• Pot hole development from uneven surface

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EA, United Kingdom. Closed 09:08, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 12:00, 19 Jan 2026

• Pot hole developing / road surface breaking up

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 08:29, 15 Jan 2026, last updated 11:46, 19 Jan 2026

• Multiple potholes before traffic lights on grange court lane

  Grange Court Lane, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DT, United Kingdom. Closed 20:27, 13 Jan 2026, last updated 09:14, 19 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 12:53, 11 Jan 2026

• Big shallow pothole on previous patched area

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 19:13, 9 Jan 2026, last updated 23:42, 10 Jan 2026

• Pothole in middle of road

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:11, 8 Jan 2026, last updated 14:29, 8 Jan 2026

• Pothole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EG, United Kingdom. Closed 21:23, 6 Jan 2026, last updated 14:05, 8 Jan 2026

• Pot hole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 12:18, 7 Jan 2026, last updated 10:55, 8 Jan 2026

• Traffic lights

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DU, United Kingdom. Closed 21:18, 27 Dec 2025, last updated 08:25, 29 Dec 2025

• Missing wind sock

  Wye Bridge, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Cymru / Wales, NP16 5FA, United Kingdom. Closed 22:52, 17 Dec 2025, last updated 09:43, 22 Dec 2025

• Pothole

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 18:20, 21 Dec 2025

• Pieces of fabric attached to signs precariously

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 09:34, 15 Dec 2025, last updated 12:19, 15 Dec 2025

• 3 Flags attached to every lamppost on the A40

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 20:53, 9 Nov 2025, last updated 09:27, 15 Dec 2025

• There are a number of potholes at the jct of Newent Lane and the A40

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3SE, United Kingdom. Closed 15:22, 9 Dec 2025, last updated 08:58, 12 Dec 2025

• 20cm Pothole Wye Bridge Eastbound

  Beachley Barracks, Beachley Viaduct, Tidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, NP16 7HS, United Kingdom. 08:30, 4 Sep 2025, last updated 09:21, 10 Dec 2025
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  Water

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. 11:59, 29 Sep 2025, last updated 12:41, 24 Nov 2025

• Large pothole T juction with a40 and may hill turning

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 15:39, 23 Nov 2025

• Carriageway floods in rain

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EG, United Kingdom. Closed 22:42, 17 Nov 2025, last updated 08:10, 19 Nov 2025

• Flags attached to street furniture all along the roadside

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 14:47, 16 Nov 2025

• Road surface has broken up

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 19:57, 5 Nov 2025, last updated 13:15, 11 Nov 2025

• Road floods every time it rains

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 20:06, 5 Nov 2025, last updated 12:49, 11 Nov 2025

• Manhole uneven and poorly sited in road

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DU, United Kingdom. Closed 14:33, 7 Nov 2025, last updated 13:05, 10 Nov 2025

• Flag bunting on lamp posts and signs.

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. 08:36, 7 Nov 2025, last updated 10:47, 10 Nov 2025

• Potholes on glos/ross side of carriageway

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 11:22, 3 Nov 2025, last updated 16:22, 5 Nov 2025

• Two large potholes

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:58, 2 Nov 2025, last updated 12:35, 3 Nov 2025

• Lots of potholes

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:42, 3 Nov 2025, last updated 12:13, 3 Nov 2025

• Flooding/water leak

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. Closed 14:04, 22 Oct 2025, last updated 10:14, 29 Oct 2025

• Pothole

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EA, United Kingdom. 20:48, 28 Oct 2025

• Sight lines out of Solomons Tump are not good

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:38, 28 Oct 2025

• Sight lines out of Solomons Tump are not good

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:38, 28 Oct 2025

• Sight lines out of Solomons Tump are not good

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:38, 28 Oct 2025

• Sight lines out of Solomons Tump are not good

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:38, 28 Oct 2025

• Sight lines out of Solomons Tump are not good

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:38, 28 Oct 2025

• Very uneven surface just cracked a wheel on it!

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EA, United Kingdom. 15:22, 27 Oct 2025

• Road surface breaking up

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:13, 26 Oct 2025, last updated 11:19, 27 Oct 2025

• Holes across the road...

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:31, 26 Oct 2025

• Several potholes nearly opposite Tithe Farm Lane Huntley

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 12:24, 16 Oct 2025, last updated 21:30, 22 Oct 2025

• Several potholes

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 18:20, 16 Oct 2025, last updated 10:13, 20 Oct 2025

• Vegetation along kerb channel line blocking drains

  A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. 09:05, 18 Oct 2025
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  Growth over pavement

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:53, 18 Sep 2025, last updated 01:05, 17 Oct 2025

• Multiple pot holes

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 23:35, 3 Oct 2025

• Lights are on red on both sides

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Fixed 15:45, 26 Jul 2025, last updated 09:08, 1 Oct 2025

• Very poor surface

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 13:15, 26 Sep 2025
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  Making path narrow walk along.

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. 14:57, 26 Aug 2025, last updated 17:19, 23 Sep 2025

• Water leak

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EG, United Kingdom. Fixed 14:24, 22 Aug 2025, last updated 16:57, 19 Sep 2025

• Blocked drain

  Oakle Street Turn, A40, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 15:44, 16 Sep 2025, last updated 07:08, 18 Sep 2025

• Blocked gulleys

  Churcham Primary School, A40, Churcham, Bulley, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, GL2 8BD, United Kingdom. Closed 15:46, 14 Sep 2025, last updated 11:14, 16 Sep 2025
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  Pavement worn

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3DS, United Kingdom. 20:11, 27 Aug 2025
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  School sign not functioning

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EX, United Kingdom. Closed 14:20, 17 Jul 2025, last updated 14:03, 29 Jul 2025
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  Growth blocking junction. Road sign opposite totally obscured

  A417, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromsberrow, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1NZ, United Kingdom. Closed 21:02, 11 Jul 2025, last updated 13:42, 17 Jul 2025
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  Block view from junction

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 09:15, 16 Jun 2025, last updated 22:38, 14 Jul 2025

• Many potholes cause passing HGVs to shake my house

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 06:43, 8 Jul 2025, last updated 13:44, 8 Jul 2025

• As above

  A417, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromsberrow, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1NZ, United Kingdom. Closed 15:27, 5 Jul 2025, last updated 15:01, 7 Jul 2025

• As above

  A417, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromsberrow, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1NZ, United Kingdom. Closed 15:27, 5 Jul 2025, last updated 14:59, 7 Jul 2025

• Safety concern - trees/vegetation preventing visibility at junction

  A40, Longhope, Box Bush, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0LP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:44, 24 Jun 2025, last updated 08:28, 2 Jul 2025
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  Sign unreadable

  M50, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromesberrow Heath, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1PA, United Kingdom. Closed 09:30, 22 Jun 2025, last updated 19:02, 23 Jun 2025

• Pothole

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. Fixed 21:48, 5 Nov 2024, last updated 18:43, 18 Jun 2025

• Potholes still not been fixed

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:39, 6 Jun 2025, last updated 10:09, 10 Jun 2025

• Broken drain cover

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. 12:48, 8 Jun 2025
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  Growth blocking junction

  A417, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromsberrow, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1NZ, United Kingdom. 21:32, 7 Jun 2025

• Growth Blocking View on M50 Westbound Junction 2 Slip Road towards Ledbury

  M50, Russells End, Bromesberrow, Bromesberrow Heath, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, HR8 1PA, United Kingdom. Closed 20:38, 29 May 2025, last updated 09:49, 3 Jun 2025

• Potholes still not repaired

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EQ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:36, 22 May 2025, last updated 11:45, 29 May 2025

• No pedestrian phase

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3SE, United Kingdom. 16:52, 23 May 2025

• Litter on M50

  M50, Dymock, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL18 2AE, United Kingdom. Closed 10:07, 19 May 2025, last updated 09:43, 20 May 2025
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  Rattling bt lid

  A40, Dursley Cross, Huntley, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 10:10, 15 Apr 2025, last updated 10:17, 14 May 2025

• Demolished surafce repair now potholes again

  A40, Birdwood, Churcham, Bulley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EG, United Kingdom. Closed 14:49, 30 Apr 2025, last updated 14:45, 1 May 2025

• Mattress fly tipped on pavement

  A40, Huntley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL19 3EX, United Kingdom. Fixed 16:22, 5 Mar 2025, last updated 18:45, 3 Apr 2025

• Pothole

  A40, Dursley Cross, Longhope, May Hill, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, GL17 0NH, United Kingdom. 20:09, 28 Mar 2025