Bush Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 103 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 103 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.43944, -2.43218
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Swallow 🌿 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Swallow 🌿 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Swallow, Nuthatch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Swallow, Nuthatch +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Herb-Robert +98 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Captain Geoffrey's Estate Walk, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 6.5 km ▾
The walk uses natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 6.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Simon Evans Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Captain Geoffrey's Woodland Walk, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 9 km ▾
The walk uses natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way) Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 129 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 129 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 528 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 528 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 472 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 472 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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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Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Turnip Brassica rapa
Turnip Brassica rapa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
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