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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Getting here
52.28175, -2.33895
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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 Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Free Mammals — Rabbit, Brown Hare, Grey Squirrel +15 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Free Grade I listed building: PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA FOUNTAIN APPROXIMATELY 100 METRES SOUTH OF PORTICO TO WITLEY COURT; Historic site
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Liverwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Bifid Crestwort +11 more · last seen 2024
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Facilities 🅿️ Parking
Witley Court Car Park · 383m
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
2,887 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 2,887 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2025 Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Skylark Alauda arvensis Hobby Falco subbuteo Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus2019 🦌 Mammals 18 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat
+13 more species Hide species list All 18 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2023 Great Crested Newt
Small White · Peacock · Common Blue Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Harlequin Ladybird
+53 more species Hide species list All 58 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Common Liverwort · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Dilated Scalewort · Wood Bristle-moss
+9 more species Hide species list All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,887 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2025 Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon
+47 more species Hide species list All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Martin Delichon urbicum Skylark Alauda arvensis Hobby Falco subbuteo Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus2019 🦌 Mammals 18 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat
+13 more species Hide species list All 18 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2023 Great Crested Newt
Small White · Peacock · Common Blue Damselfly · Gatekeeper · Harlequin Ladybird
+53 more species Hide species list All 58 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Common Liverwort · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Dilated Scalewort · Wood Bristle-moss
+9 more species Hide species list All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2021 Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2021 Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2021 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
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
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
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
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
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
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2021
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2021
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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
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
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
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2021
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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