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Getting here
51.93169, -2.47602
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Orchard Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Orchard Coffee House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Brown Rat, Muntjac +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker, Glow-worm +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Heather, Hard-fern +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Daffodil WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef dafLocal walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Lovers Walkpublic footpath · 177 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mPath type: unclassified
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,996 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,996 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +30
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- SquirrelSciurus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +11
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green-winged Orchid
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,996 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +30
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- SquirrelSciurus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- OtterLutra lutra
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly +11
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green-winged Orchid
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus