Holbourne Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Bromsgrove Getting here
52.35723, -2.08742
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-brindled Crescent, Red-green Carpet, Beaded Chestnut +53 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Pocket-moss · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Link to Catshill Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Saunders Park to Park Gate Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map John Corbett Way Walking route 7.5 km ▾
Named route Length 7.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Rea Valley Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Rea Valley Local cycle route
Show on map Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24 Cycling route ▾
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Whinfield Road bridleway · 244 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 244 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Whinfield Road junction with Nibletts Hill Dodford
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Bat Chiroptera2021
Bat Chiroptera2021
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021 Agrochola lychnidis2019
Agrochola lychnidis2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2019
Juniper Carpet Thera juniperata2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2024
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Leaf-rolling Weevil Byctiscus populi2021
Leaf-rolling Weevil Byctiscus populi2021
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2021
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2021
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2020
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2020
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2020
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2020
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2020
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2020
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2019
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2019
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2019
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2019
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2019
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2019
Lype phaeopa/reducta Lype phaeopa/reducta2019
Lype phaeopa/reducta Lype phaeopa/reducta2019
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2019
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2019
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2019
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana2019
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2019
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2019
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2019
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Lesser Pocket-moss Fissidens bryoides2020
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