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Colstey Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.44779, -3.02364

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Turkey Oak, Corn Mint, Red Dead-nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Vetch, Goldenrod, Maiden Pink +148 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 03Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW03Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route340 m
Named routeRef 44Length 340 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route330 m
Named routeRef 44Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A488 north of Colstey Wood

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A488 north of Colstey Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Clun CastleHistoric site3 km→✦WALCOTHistoric site4.5 km→✦Clun Castle: a motte and bailey castle and formal garden earthworksHistoric site2.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 175m east of Cefn BronyddHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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