Lodge Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland43 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome43 ha
Getting here
52.32052, -2.89285
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Wigmore LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,669 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,669 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Water Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Volucella inanis · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Pine Ladybird
Black Bryony · Bee Orchid
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,669 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Water Shrew
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Volucella inanis · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Pine Ladybird
Black Bryony · Bee Orchid
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Conomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis