Brinsell Dingle ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.28932, -2.52104
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Flat Neckera +26 more · last seen 2015
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
5 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.
Photos Start of the Bridleway by Hill Top Farm
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Wildlife to spot
29,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +44
Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Hare
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +8
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Turkeytail
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,428 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +44
Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2024 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Hare
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter +8
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Blue-tailed Damselfly Turkeytail
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023 