Swinesherd Copse - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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52.18448, -2.17249
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 114m away — 12 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 🅿️ Parking 114m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Worcester Woods Meadows Trail
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 20 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 181 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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Weasel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +26
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,580 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Wren +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Weasel
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +26
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus2025
Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2025
Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 