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Upper Shooters Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Mike Dodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.30594, -2.19250

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

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

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Droitwich Spa Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
John Corbett WayWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route268 m
Named routeLength 268 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Railway bridge over New Road.

📷 Mike Dodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway bridge over New Road.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vines ParkUrban park5 km→✦WESTWOOD PARKHistoric site3.8 km→✦HARTLEBURY CASTLEHistoric site5 km→✦Multi-period salt production remains in DroitwichHistoric site5 km→✦Medieval settlement immediately surrounding St Michael's ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Medieval Vilaage of Elmley Lovett (site of)Historic site2.1 km→

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