Bache Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.11895, -2.84684
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yew, Selfheal, Bluebell +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Strawberry, Rough Hawkbit, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Aphodius, Swollen-thighed Beetle +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Aphodius, Swollen-thighed Beetle +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Foxley Wood and Bache Wood: aerial 2018
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Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Strawberry Seed Beetle
Strawberry Seed Beetle
Harpalus rufipes2024
Harpalus rufipes2024
Hoverfly Syrphidae2024
Hoverfly Syrphidae2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2020
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Rauli Nothofagus alpina2023
Rauli Nothofagus alpina2023
Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2021
Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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