Linton Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.94142, -2.48274
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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 🅿️ School Bus Stop 93m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ School Bus Stop 93m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daffodil, Heather, Cuckooflower +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Glow-worm +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Bilberry, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Poets' Path No 1 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP1 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Daffodil Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref daf Local walking route
Show on map Poets' Path No 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP2 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 ✦ 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
4,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,594 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +29
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Squirrel Sciurus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Green-winged Orchid
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,594 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit +29
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Squirrel Sciurus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Green-winged Orchid
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otter
Otter
Lutra lutra
Lutra lutra
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
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