Washingpool Plantation 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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52.27922, -2.34234
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 6 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Free Mammals — Rabbit, Brown Hare, Grey Squirrel +15 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Small White, Peacock, Common Blue Damselfly +54 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Free Plants — Common Liverwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Even Scalewort +11 more · last seen 2024
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Free Public woodland
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾ Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾ Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾ Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾ Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Abberley Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾ Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾ Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
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▾ Witley Court and Fountain
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‹ › Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2025
Rattus norvegicus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2020
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2020
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Otiorhynchus crataegi Otiorhynchus crataegi2023
Otiorhynchus crataegi Otiorhynchus crataegi2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2023
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2023
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2021
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2020
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2020
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2020
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2020
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2020
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica2020
Dolichovespula saxonica Dolichovespula saxonica2020
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2020
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2019
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2019
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2019
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2019
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2019
Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus2019
Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus2019
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2019
Neophilaenus Neophilaenus2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2019
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2019
Wood White Leptidea sinapis2019
Wood White Leptidea sinapis2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2019
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2021
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2021
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2021
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021
Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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