Swanshill Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Bromsgrove Getting here
52.37644, -1.92714
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 348m away — 2 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 348m away — 2 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: North Worcestershire Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Woodpecker Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Millstream Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Wythall > Shirley Walking route 4.8 km ▾
A 3-mile wander through the pasture and meadows around the outer Shirley suburbs of Major’s Green and Hollywood. Eyes peeled for the Iron Age hillfort!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3 miles
Named route Ref rtWyt Length 4.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Rail Trail: Earlswood > Wythall Walking route 2.8 km ▾
A 1.75-mile short and easy route to Earlswood passing through farm and heathland, crossing the River Cole, and skirting Fulford Golf Course.
Duration: 1 hour
Distance: 1.75 miles
Named route Ref rtEwd Length 2.8 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Merrits Brook Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route
Named route Ref Rea Valley
Show on map [PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle Network Cycling route 804 km ▾
Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)
Named route Ref Starley Network Length 804 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cole Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Old pit by Lea End Lane, below Forhill
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Wildlife to spot
6,353 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,353 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Yellow-legged Gull · Peregrine · Garganey +35
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +1
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Enchanter's-nightshade · Yellow Archangel · Bramble +25
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,353 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Yellow-legged Gull · Peregrine · Garganey +35
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adonis' Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +1
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Enchanter's-nightshade · Yellow Archangel · Bramble +25
Wood Avens Geum urbanum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buttercup Ranunculus
Buttercup Ranunculus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Sedge Carex
Sedge Carex
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Elm Ulmus
Elm Ulmus
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum 