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Big Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Rob Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.50391, -2.69541

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Glaucous Sedge, Herb-Robert, Meadow Vetchling +182 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Bramble, Barren Strawberry +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hylemya vagans, Botanophila fugax +164 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hylemya vagans, Botanophila fugax +164 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km
Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km
Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route
Stanway Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.4 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Stanway Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Longville Coppice Walk, Wilderhope ManorWalking route2.9 km

This circular walk from Wilderhope Manor, a grade 1 listed Elizabethan manor house, takes in surrounding farmland and Longville Coppice. Some of the route contains steep gradients, steps and very uneven surfaces.

Named routeLength 2.9 kmDuration 00:45-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Corvedale Three Castles WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath through Big Wood

📷 Rob Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath through Big Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MILLICHOPE PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Rushbury (Millennium Green)Urban park3.2 km→🌱Wildgoose NurseryUrban park1.4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Edith's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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