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Places › England › West Midlands › Worcester Getting here
52.17520, -2.20744
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Meadows Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sheringham Walk public footpath · 110 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 110 m Path type: footway
Show on map Blakeney Walk public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Duck Brook Pedway public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 12 km ▾
Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Aldersey Close bridleway · 72 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 72 m Path type: residential
Show on map Aldersey Pedway bridleway · 115 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 115 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map Mole Pedway bridleway · 87 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 87 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Aldersey Pedway bridleway · 85 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 85 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Mole Pedway bridleway · 241 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 241 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
20,273 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Robin · House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +42
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Hedgehog Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Robin · House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon +42
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Red Fox · Wood Mouse +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Hedgehog Slow-worm
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Corizus Corizus2025
Corizus Corizus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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