Hospital Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.02250, -2.40572
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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 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mexican Fleabane, Small-flowered Buttercup, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Least Yellow-sorrel, Elder, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Oak Bush-cricket, Broad-bodied Chaser +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Oak Bush-cricket, Broad-bodied Chaser +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 17 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 Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 18.8 km ▾
Named route Length 18.8 km Round trip
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Greylag Goose · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Domestic Dog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Oak Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle +10
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Lagria hirta Small-flowered Buttercup
Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,392 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Greylag Goose · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Domestic Dog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Oak Bush-cricket · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Strawberry Seed Beetle +10
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Lagria hirta Small-flowered Buttercup
Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Bluebottle Calliphora2025
Bluebottle Calliphora2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2024
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2024 