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North Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.38507, -2.32727

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Dry Mill Lane Car Park 472m away — 4 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
🅿️Dry Mill Lane Car Park 472m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Geopark Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 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

Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km

Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

71 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 route22 m

Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route11 m

Named routeRef 45Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 54Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wyre Forest Green RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wyre Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dry Mill Lanebridleway · 102 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 102 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

52,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

52,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

summer

2026

Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail · Mute Swan · Siskin +36

NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2026

Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +2

BatChiroptera2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2026

Red Wood Ant · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +8

Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
AnoplotrupesAnoplotrupes2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025

🌿

Plants85 species

winter

2026

White Earwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Greater Whipwort · Greater Fork-moss · Waved Silk-moss +80

White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Greater WhipwortBazzania trilobata
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Leucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

52,392 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

summer

2026

Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Grey Wagtail · Mute Swan · Siskin +36

NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

springautumn

2026

Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +2

BatChiroptera2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Fallow DeerDama dama
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri2025

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2026

Red Wood Ant · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +8

Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
AnoplotrupesAnoplotrupes2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025

🌿

Plants85 species

winter

2026

White Earwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Greater Whipwort · Greater Fork-moss · Waved Silk-moss +80

White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Greater WhipwortBazzania trilobata
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Clay Earth-mossArchidium alternifolium
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens
Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Plagiochila porelloidesPlagiochila porelloides
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa
Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
Rock VeilwortMetzgeria conjugata
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Small BalsamImpatiens parviflora2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2025
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2025
Leucobryum albidumLeucobryum albidum2025