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Heath Wood - Grassland

16 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.46718, -2.88085

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km

Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km

Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 44Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route11.6 km

Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winterautumn

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals11 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Red Fox +6

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Green Furrow Bee · Volucella inanis · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Hairy Shieldbug · Bare-saddled Blood Bee +38

Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Dipogon variegatusDipogon variegatus2024
Common Mini-minerAndrena minutula2024
White-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucopus2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Shiny-margined Mini-minerAndrena semilaevis2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2024
Stigmus solskyiStigmus solskyi2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Red AntMyrmica rubra2024
Thecophora atraThecophora atra2024
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2024
Dusky AntFormica fusca2024

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2025

Crested Dog's-tail · Dog's Mercury · Moschatel · Cleavers · Smooth-stalked Sedge +36

Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
CleaversGalium aparine
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2024
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2024
Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Wood MilletMilium effusum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winterautumn

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024

🦌

Mammals11 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Red Fox +6

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Green Furrow Bee · Volucella inanis · Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus · Hairy Shieldbug · Bare-saddled Blood Bee +38

Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Dipogon variegatusDipogon variegatus2024
Common Mini-minerAndrena minutula2024
White-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucopus2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Shiny-margined Mini-minerAndrena semilaevis2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024
Common Furrow BeeLasioglossum calceatum2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Orange-vented Mason BeeOsmia leaiana2024
Stigmus solskyiStigmus solskyi2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2024
Red AntMyrmica rubra2024
Thecophora atraThecophora atra2024
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2024
Dusky AntFormica fusca2024

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2025

Crested Dog's-tail · Dog's Mercury · Moschatel · Cleavers · Smooth-stalked Sedge +36

Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
CleaversGalium aparine
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2024
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2024
Himalayan KnotweedKoenigia polystachya2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Wood MilletMilium effusum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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