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Bishop's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.31309, -2.23759

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Straw Bristle-moss, Silky Forklet-moss, Even Scalewort +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker +293 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker +293 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeLength 67 km
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 45Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route161 m
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bishops Wood Centre, near Crossway Green

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bishops Wood Centre, near Crossway Green

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🌱Stourport riversideUrban park4.4 km→🌱Riverside MeadowsUrban park4.4 km→🌱Stourport Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.9 km→

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