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✦ Ancient woodland146 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome146 ha

Getting here

52.35859, -2.78821

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Mountain biking

5 MTB/downhill trail(s)

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Saffron, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Spurge-laurel · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Brown Hawker, Common Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Brown Hawker, Common Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Wigmore LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 44Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Mortimer Forest (Bringewood)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Mortimer Forest (Bringewood)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dinham Millennium GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Dinham Millennium GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦DOWNTON CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→✦OAKLY PARKHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Mary Knoll

Low2.8 km→

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