Half Crown Wood - Broadleaved woodland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.33164, -2.28210
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — 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 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Abberley Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Betty Dawes Stepspublic footpath · 203 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Betty Dawes Stepspublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface pavedPath type: steps
Severn Waypublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route995 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Wildlife to spot
28,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Starling · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Marsh Tit +31
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects66 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser +61
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,602 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Starling · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Marsh Tit +31
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects66 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Four-spotted Chaser +61
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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