Birchy Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.05369, -2.93789
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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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hard Rush, Creeping Thistle, Yellow Iris +98 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Cockchafer, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Cockchafer, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ 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
4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Lagria hirta · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Black Clock +14
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Lagria hirta Lagria hirta Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Carrion Crow +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Wood Mouse +1
Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug · Volucella inanis · Lagria hirta · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Black Clock +14
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Lagria hirta Lagria hirta Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus
Ischnomera cyanea Ischnomera cyanea2024
Ischnomera cyanea Ischnomera cyanea2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2024
Eupterycyba jucunda Eupterycyba jucunda2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024
Little Snipefly Chrysopilus asiliformis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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