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Erwood Common

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.07755, -3.31721

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🚻Toilets 153m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Toilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Sericostoma personatum, Elmis aenea +258 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Sericostoma personatum, Elmis aenea +258 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Crocosmia, Yellow-rattle +9 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rhododendron, Crocosmia, Yellow-rattle +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (Central)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 8Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route102 m
Named routeRef 8Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route513 m
Named routeRef 8Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 8Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass triangle near Erwood Common

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass triangle near Erwood Common

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⛪Hepzibah Baptist ChapelReligious grounds100 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⛪St Stephen's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪Moriah ChapelReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Mauritius's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Cewydd's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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