Elm Wood
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
51.96608, -2.87951
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Creeping Feather-moss, Tender Feather-moss +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Cantharis rustica, Euceraphis betulae · last seen 2025; Insects — Cantharis rustica, Euceraphis betulae · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
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Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,836 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Forked Veilwort · Tender Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss +47
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Dune Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,836 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +35
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Forked Veilwort · Tender Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss +47
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Dune Thread-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bryum dichotomum
Bryum dichotomum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaDicranella variaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumClay Earth-mossArchidium alternifoliumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontiumPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiPale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergiiSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataPotato BryumBryum bornholmensePotato BryumBryum bornholmenseEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimus