Flasher's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
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52.11975, -2.27663
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Spreading Bellflower, Giant Hogweed +27 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Ref 3CH Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Malvern) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Local Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
A long route curved around the periphery of worcester. Connects with National cycle routes 46 and 45 in both the Northern and Southern ends.
Named route Ref 3 Point-to-point Local cycle route
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 Malvern LCN Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named route Ref 10 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named route Ref 9 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 8.7 km ▾
Named route Length 8.7 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 18.8 km ▾
Named route Length 18.8 km Round trip
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,031 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,031 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Waxwing · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +41
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2021 Common Darter Common Chickweed · Hazel · Giant Hogweed · White Dead-nettle · Sweet Violet +20
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hazel Corylus avellana Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2021 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Sweet Violet Viola odorata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,031 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Waxwing · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Magpie +35
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +41
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2021 Common Darter Common Chickweed · Hazel · Giant Hogweed · White Dead-nettle · Sweet Violet +20
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hazel Corylus avellana Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2021 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Sweet Violet Viola odorata Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2021
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2021
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Amara ovata Amara ovata2024
Amara ovata Amara ovata2024
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2024
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Rhamphomyia subcinerascens Rhamphomyia subcinerascens2021
Rhamphomyia subcinerascens Rhamphomyia subcinerascens2021
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2020
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2020
Tachina fera Tachina fera2020
Tachina fera Tachina fera2020
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2020
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2020
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2020
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2020
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2020
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2020
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2020
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2020
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2020
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2019
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019 Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2020
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum2020
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2020
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2020
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2020
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2020 