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Places › England › West Midlands › Worcester Getting here
52.18032, -2.19857
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Meadows Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Arran Pedway public footpath · 242 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 242 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
Show on map Shrew Pedway public footpath · 259 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 259 m Surface paved Path type: cycleway
Show on map 182 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 12 km ▾
Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Red Hill Lane restricted byway · 17 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 17 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Red Hill Lane restricted byway · 430 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 430 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Red Hill Lane restricted byway · 157 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 157 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Red Hill Lane restricted byway · 42 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 42 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
23,153 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,153 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Weasel +3
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,153 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Blue Tit · Blackbird +37
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Weasel +3
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 2025
2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Corizus Corizus2025
Corizus Corizus2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus2025
Gorytes laticinctus Gorytes laticinctus2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 