Cowleigh Park
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
🦉Wildlife🎠Play🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.12564, -2.34935
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 257m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
Geopark Way (Colwall Link)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern LCN Route 10Cycling route▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named routeRef 10Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Malvern LCN Route 9Cycling route▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named routeRef 9Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
N/ACycling route76 m▾
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route185 m▾
Named routeLength 185 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route5.6 km▾
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route8.7 km▾
Named routeLength 8.7 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km▾
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
63,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
63,485 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Robin · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +17
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
63,485 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Robin · Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +17
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Rabbit · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects15 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Trioza centranthi · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaDasysyrphusDasysyrphusDasysyrphusDasysyrphusNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brinckiPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025