Short Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland54 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome54 ha
Getting here
52.45485, -2.92157
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 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km▾
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route913 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 913 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,252 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Collared Dove · Grey Heron · Pheasant · Magpie +21
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Creeping Thistle · Rosebay Willowherb · Hazel · Blackthorn · Ground-ivy +109
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,252 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Collared Dove · Grey Heron · Pheasant · Magpie +21
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Dock Bug · Red-tailed Bumblebee
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Creeping Thistle · Rosebay Willowherb · Hazel · Blackthorn · Ground-ivy +109
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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