Areley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 72 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 72 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.33814, -2.31242
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Wood Ant, Emperor Dragonfly, Yellow Mayfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Wood Ant, Emperor Dragonfly, Yellow Mayfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Ribbesford Circular Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref RCT Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Abberley Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 995 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 995 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 22 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 114 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Wyre Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Swallow · Coal Tit · Sand Martin · Marsh Tit +25
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Fallow Deer +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Badger Meles meles2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Roe Deer 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Red Wood Ant · Yellow Mayfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +47
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Birch Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldcrest · Swallow · Coal Tit · Sand Martin · Marsh Tit +25
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dipper Cinclus cinclus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger · Muntjac · Fallow Deer +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Badger Meles meles2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Roe Deer 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Red Wood Ant · Yellow Mayfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus +47
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Yellow Mayfly Potamanthus luteus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Birch Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Leptoceridae Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae Leptoceridae
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus
Grammotaulius nigropunctatus Grammotaulius nigropunctatus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2024
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2024
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2024
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea2024
Myopa testacea Myopa testacea2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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