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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.20637, -2.38811
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Martley Circular WalkWalking route6.3 km▾
Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
Parkland WalkWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire Views WalkWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 km
Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Photos
Picnic table, Ankerdine Hill
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,286 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,286 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMergus merganser merganser · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Goosander +7
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pine Marten · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Club-tail +7
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2023
King Alfred's Cakes
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
🌿Plants130 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +125
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,286 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMergus merganser merganser · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Goosander +7
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pine Marten · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Club-tail +7
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2023
King Alfred's Cakes
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
🌿Plants130 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dog's Mercury · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +125
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
- Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii
- Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaGlow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023HollyIlex aquifolium2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2025Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Curly Crisp-mossTrichostomum crispulum2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2025Short-beaked Wood-mossLoeskeobryum brevirostre2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2024Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2023Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum2023Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum2023Smallest PottiaMicrobryum davallianum2023Smallest PottiaMicrobryum davallianum2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2023Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2023Rumex obtusifolius x sanguineus = R. x dufftiiRumex obtusifolius x sanguineus = R. x dufftii2023Rumex obtusifolius x sanguineus = R. x dufftiiRumex obtusifolius x sanguineus = R. x dufftii2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023VioletViola2023VioletViola2023AspenPopulus tremula2023AspenPopulus tremula2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2023RhododendronRhododendron2023RhododendronRhododendron2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023OakQuercus2023OakQuercus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2023Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides2023Spectacular PrimrosePrimula spectabilis2023Spectacular PrimrosePrimula spectabilis2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Dog-roseRosa canina2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023DaisyBellis perennis2023DaisyBellis perennis2023Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Bush VetchVicia sepium2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Red CampionSilene dioica2022Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2022Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2022Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2022Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022SilverweedPotentilla anserina2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2022Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2022Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2022Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2022Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022RamsonsAllium ursinum2022Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2022Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Black BryonyTamus communis2022Black BryonyTamus communis2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2022Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2022Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2022Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2022Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2022Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2022Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2022Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022BugleAjuga reptans2022BugleAjuga reptans2022Events & activities nearby
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