Abley's Wood
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.28565, -2.99920
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Robin
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Swift, Robin, Blue Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ochre Brittlegill, Yellow Stagshorn, Common Rustgill +126 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dusky Beard-moss, Silver-moss +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route660 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,366 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Lissotriton · Common Frog
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Dock Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis +45
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Squirreltail Fescue · Bristle Club-rush · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +1
- Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
- Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,366 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2022
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Lissotriton · Common Frog
- LissotritonLissotriton
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Dock Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Large Red Damselfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis +45
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Squirreltail Fescue · Bristle Club-rush · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +1
- Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides
- Bristle Club-rushIsolepis setacea
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
- Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
WeaselMustela nivalis2022WeaselMustela nivalis2022Green Nettle Weevil
Green Nettle Weevil
Phyllobius pomaceus
Phyllobius pomaceus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroCabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023BumblebeeBombus2023BumblebeeBombus2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusGround WeevilBarynotus obscurusGround WeevilBarynotus obscurusCommon ShorebugSaldula saltatoriaCommon ShorebugSaldula saltatoriaSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisBembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024StylopsStylops2024StylopsStylops2024Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2024Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2024Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2024Bembidion biguttatumBembidion biguttatum2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Cardiophorus vestigialisCardiophorus vestigialis2024Cardiophorus vestigialisCardiophorus vestigialis2024Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Red AntMyrmica rubra2024Red AntMyrmica rubra2024Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2024Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2024Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2023Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris20232024
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