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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.13607, -3.00849
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small White, Red Admiral +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Alder, Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem +60 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Roadbridleway · 246 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mPath type: unclassified
Park Roadbridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: service
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,393 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Downlooker Snipefly +12
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2021
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ash · Alder · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Barren Strawberry · Sycamore +57
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,393 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +23
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2022
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common Carder Bee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Small Garden Bumblebee · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Downlooker Snipefly +12
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2021
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Ash · Alder · Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem · Barren Strawberry · Sycamore +57
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis2022Anthocoris nemoralisAnthocoris nemoralis2022Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2022Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022Black ClockPterostichus madidus2022Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaOakQuercusOakQuercusSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissusWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCommon BistortBistorta officinalisCommon BistortBistorta officinalisToothwortLathraea squamariaToothwortLathraea squamariaIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumEvents & activities nearby
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