How Caple Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.96851, -2.55920
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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 🌿 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 £ 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 — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Red-legged Partridge +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Red-legged Partridge +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Goat Willow, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +82 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Hazel, Sweet Chestnut +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Red-legged Shieldbug, Flounced Rustic +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Red-legged Shieldbug, Flounced Rustic +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km 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 Marcle Ridge Circular Walk Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford) 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 (Kilcot to Woolhope) 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on 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
3,030 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,030 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Pheasant · Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Chaffinch +49
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Polecat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Polecat Mustela putorius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +23
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,030 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Pheasant · Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Chaffinch +49
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Little Owl Athene noctua Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Polecat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Polecat Mustela putorius Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 28 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +23
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 2025
2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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