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Getting here
52.15715, -2.97760
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ivy, Herb-Robert +158 more · last seen 2022
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: Church of St Mary
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
4 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 route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +14
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Polecat +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2022▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Ashy Mining Bee +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2023
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
🌿Plants107 species
summerwinter
2022▾
Hedge Woundwort · Hazel · Herb-Robert · Cow Parsley · Oak +102
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- OakQuercus
- IvyHedera helix
- Germander Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +14
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Otter · Polecat +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2022▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Ashy Mining Bee +4
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2023
- Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2023
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2022
🌿Plants107 species
summerwinter
2022▾
Hedge Woundwort · Hazel · Herb-Robert · Cow Parsley · Oak +102
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- OakQuercus
- IvyHedera helix
- Germander Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis
Vincenzellus ruficollis2022
Vincenzellus ruficollis2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021HoverflySyrphidae2021HoverflySyrphidae2021grasshoppers and cricketsOrthoptera2021grasshoppers and cricketsOrthoptera2021Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica chamaedrys
AshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareTall HawkweedHieracium acuminatumTall HawkweedHieracium acuminatumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaWood MilletMilium effusumWood MilletMilium effusumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021MalvaMalva2021MalvaMalva2021KnapweedCentaurea2021KnapweedCentaurea2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021Scots PinePinus sylvestris2021CamelliaCamellia2021CamelliaCamellia2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021LilacSyringa vulgaris2021LilacSyringa vulgaris2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021ValerianValeriana2021ValerianValeriana2021AppleMalus2021AppleMalus2021Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2021LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021ThistleCirsium2021ThistleCirsium2021SpurgeEuphorbia2021SpurgeEuphorbia2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2021Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021daffodilsNarcissus2021daffodilsNarcissus2021BuxusBuxus2021BuxusBuxus2021Sow ThistleSonchus2021Sow ThistleSonchus2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021