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Frith Wood

✦ Ancient woodland65 ha

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

52.05217, -2.41438

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, White Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +189 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +189 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Geopark Way (Colwall Link)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Poets' Path No 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
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 routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
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 routeRegional walking route
Top Walkpublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
Green Lanepublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Green Lanepublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route

National Byway in the Ledbury area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Frith Wood in the freezing fog

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frith Wood in the freezing fog

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.7 km→✦EASTNOR CASTLEHistoric site3.1 km→✦Midsummer Hill Camp See also HEREFORDSHIRE 4Historic site4.8 km→✦Midsummer Hill Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 4Historic site4.8 km→✦The StoneHistoric site5 km→

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