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Village cross at junction of Worcester Road and Church Street

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.12546, -2.05320

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 218m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +70 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +10 more · last seen 2026

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Varies

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route

Wychavon WayWalking route67 km▾

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route

Wychavon Way (old)Walking route▾

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route

Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km▾

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

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22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 21Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 21Local cycle route

Route (442)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef (442)Local cycle route

Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route480 m▾

Named routeLength 480 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route48 m▾

Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

39,114 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

39,114 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds73 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GadwallMareca strepera
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwiftApus apus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer

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Insects13 species

summer

2026

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,114 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds73 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SiskinSpinus spinus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GadwallMareca strepera
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SwiftApus apus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

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Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2026

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village Cross, Wyre Piddle

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Photos

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village Cross, Wyre Piddle

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Events & activities nearby

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Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 94m

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Playground

218m away

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Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Saint Andrews GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Pershore BridgeHistoric site2.6 km→✦Moated site and medieval settlement remains at ThrockmortonHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Smith's MeadowUrban park400 m→