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Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
51.98247, -2.30376
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +86 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap +86 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +128 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +29 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Kneiff's Hook-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss +29 more · last seen 2016
Free
Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Blushing Wood Mushroom, Macro Mushroom +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 (Hollybush 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 Regional walking route
Show on map Poets' Path No 1 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP1 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 11 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Field in front of Gadbury Bank
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Wildlife to spot
3,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Song Thrush +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Polecat · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Polecat Mustela putorius2024 Badger Meles meles2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Pine Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Calodromius spilotus · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sepsis Sepsis Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Song Thrush +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pintail Anas acuta2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Swift Apus apus2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Polecat · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Polecat Mustela putorius2024 Badger Meles meles2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Pine Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Calodromius spilotus · 7-spot Ladybird +4
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Calodromius spilotus Calodromius spilotus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sepsis Sepsis Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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