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Folly Oaks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.93436, -2.84631

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Knapweed, Common Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +73 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Common Sorrel, Barren Strawberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route

Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network

Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 46Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route998 m

Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Common Cockchafer

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,536 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Blackbird +37

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CuckooCuculus canorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Common Cockchafer

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦KENTCHURCH COURTHistoric site1 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle LandsHistoric site4 km→✦Kilpeck Castle and ancient villageHistoric site4.8 km→✦Castell y GrysmwntHistoric site2.5 km→✦Iron Age farmstead enclosure on Garway HillHistoric site2.8 km→✦Ewyas Harold CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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