Hen Allt Common - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🌿Foraging🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.06736, -3.11741
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Offa's Dyke Path
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational 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
Y Pont Gusanopublic footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface woodPath type: footway
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route680 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 680 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Otter · Mole · Weasel · Red Fox · Polecat +4
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +48
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Reflexed Stonecrop · Snowdrop · Groundsel +28
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Field-speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Otter · Mole · Weasel · Red Fox · Polecat +4
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- PolecatMustela putorius2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects53 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly +48
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Reflexed Stonecrop · Snowdrop · Groundsel +28
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common Field-speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
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Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusMarsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025