Burrell Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.25608, -2.53759
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Autumn Hawkbit +19 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Sand Feather-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +267 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Sand Feather-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +267 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
2,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pheasant +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coot Fulica atra2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +14
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Ash · Field Maple · Goat Willow · Buckler-Fern · Sessile Oak +3
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Field Maple Acer campestre Goat Willow Salix caprea Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Pheasant +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coot Fulica atra2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +14
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Ash · Field Maple · Goat Willow · Buckler-Fern · Sessile Oak +3
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Field Maple Acer campestre Goat Willow Salix caprea Buckler-Fern Dryopteris affinis subsp. affinis Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
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