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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.06390, -2.42269
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Farmer's Arms car park 454m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Farmer's Arms car park 454m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Muntjac, Grey Squirrel +15 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera femoralis +248 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies, Wood Spurge +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Ochre Hillpublic footpath · 135 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mPath type: service
Pub Lanepublic footpath · 126 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mPath type: service
Ochre Hillpublic footpath · 287 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mPath type: service
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Jacks Lanebyway open to all traffic · 540 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 540 mPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Jay · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +9
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects101 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +96
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Bluebell · Autumn Hawkbit · Winter Heliotrope · Hart's-Tongue · Wood Anemone +6
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Pendulous Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Jay · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +9
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects101 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +96
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Bluebell · Autumn Hawkbit · Winter Heliotrope · Hart's-Tongue · Wood Anemone +6
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Pendulous Sedge
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusLamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2025Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2025Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Curculio venosusCurculio venosus2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Dasytes aeratusDasytes aeratus2025Dasytes aeratusDasytes aeratus2025Prionychus melanariusPrionychus melanarius2025Prionychus melanariusPrionychus melanarius2025Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025Limnephilus rhombicusLimnephilus rhombicus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii2025Eurhadina loewiiEurhadina loewii2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2025Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2025Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Byturus ochraceusByturus ochraceus2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii2025Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydenii2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2024Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2024Carex pendula
Carex pendula
YewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon