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Highley Brake - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.05599, -2.22979

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Hill Centre 355m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Hill Centre 355m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Accessible Walk in Croome's Pleasure Grounds, CroomeWalking route3.2 km

Circular route through the historic pleasure grounds, along gravel paths, mostly flat, with one down slope and one up slope, and gates and bridges.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Conservation Walk, CroomeWalking route6.4 km

This circular walk highlights the conservation work that has been done to look after the parkland. Along gravel paths and open fields with some uneven ground. Mostly flat with gates, bridges and stiles. Ground will be muddy in wet weather.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Park Seat Circular Walk, CroomeWalking route4 km

This circular walk will guide you around the 'Capability' Brown landscape at Croome in Worcestershire. Along gravel paths and open fields with some uneven ground. Mostly flat with a small set of steps, and one steep slope.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Spring Walk, CroomeWalking route6.4 km

Circular walk around the outer parkland offers great spots to enjoy Croome's springtime flora and fauna. Along gravel paths and open fields with some uneven ground. Mostly flat, including gates, bridges and stiles. Ground will be muddy in wet weather.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Mercian Way LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

N/ACycling route44 m

Named routeLength 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route614 m

Named routeRef 45Length 614 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

N/ACycling route3.3 km

Named routeLength 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route135 m

Named routeRef 45Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Cut Throat Lanebridleway · 564 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 564 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

8,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummer

2025

Stag Beetle · Anthicus antherinus · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper +8

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +56

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwallowHirundo rustica
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects13 species

springsummer

2025

Stag Beetle · Anthicus antherinus · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper +8

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Scarce Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura pumilio
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Cholera burial groundHistoric site800 m→⛪St Joseph's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→🐄Clive's Fruit FarmVisitor farm1 km→🐄Clive's Farmshop & ButcheryVisitor farm1 km→✦Tower of old churchHistoric site1.2 km→

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