Chaddesley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland28 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
52.36158, -2.13014
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Link to CatshillWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Saunders Park to Park Gate LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walkWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Local Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Local Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route518 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 518 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
40,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,955 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Jay +43
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Neat Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Sphagnum denticulatum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Sphagnum denticulatumSphagnum denticulatum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,955 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Jay +43
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Lesser Stag Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser +1
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Neat Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Sphagnum denticulatum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Sphagnum denticulatumSphagnum denticulatum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025