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Kennel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 paul wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.22858, -3.01632

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Amphibious Bistort, Lesser Bulrush +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Soft-rush, Meadowsweet, Goat Willow +97 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sigara, Enochrus coarctatus, Scirtidae +56 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Sigara, Enochrus coarctatus, Scirtidae +56 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Large Woodbank at Kennel Wood

📷 paul wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Large Woodbank at Kennel Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kington Recreational GroundUrban park3.4 km→✦EYWOODHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Crooked Well MeadowUrban park2.7 km→🌱Sutton Walls ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hergest Croft GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Baker's MeadowUrban park5 km→

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