Yeld Wood - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.97439, -2.49331
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Marcle Ridge Circular WalkWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Gadwall · Chaffinch · Green Sandpiper +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Peacock +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2024▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Gadwall · Chaffinch · Green Sandpiper +23
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Peacock +18
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- PeacockAglais io
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas