Wimperhill Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland62 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
52.38679, -2.38781
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
14 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
14 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Geopark Way
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Wyre Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
53,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
53,810 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Hazel Dormouse
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Frog
🐝Insects18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Wood Ant · Shining Guest Ant · Slender Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant +13
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Shining Guest AntFormicoxenus nitidulus2025
- Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Hydropsyche
Arum italicum subsp. italicum · Stinking Iris · Endive Pellia · Pointed Spear-moss · Shining Hookeria +8
- Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Silky Forklet-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,810 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Hazel Dormouse
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Frog
🐝Insects18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Wood Ant · Shining Guest Ant · Slender Ant · 7-spot Ladybird · Yellow Meadow Ant +13
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Shining Guest AntFormicoxenus nitidulus2025
- Slender AntLeptothorax acervorum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
- Hydropsyche
Arum italicum subsp. italicum · Stinking Iris · Endive Pellia · Pointed Spear-moss · Shining Hookeria +8
- Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens
- White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans
- Silky Forklet-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBlack ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2025Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025Trichocera annulataTrichocera annulata2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2025EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2025Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea2025Slave-making AntFormica sanguinea2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus2025Dusky AntFormica fusca2025Dusky AntFormica fusca2025Dicranella heteromalla
Dicranella heteromalla
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataPalustriella commutataNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaNotched PouchwortCalypogeia argutaMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum