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Hope Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.40508, -2.72161

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Black Redstart, Swift +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Black Redstart, Swift +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Torth Felen, Snapping Bonnet +156 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Torth Felen, Snapping Bonnet +156 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Daisy, Creeping Buttercup +107 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hazel +35 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Harlequin Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 44Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry work in progress, The Hope

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry work in progress, The Hope

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🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Dinham Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Dinham Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦OAKLY PARKHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Chapel of St Mary MagdaleneHistoric site4.2 km→

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