Lord's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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52.16708, -2.26868
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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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Himalayan Balsam +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) 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 Wild About Worcester Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map A Walk in Elgar Country, The Firs Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Explore the village of Lower Broadheath, Elgar's birthplace, where the composer loved to roam, on an easy circular walk. The route follows bridleways and footpaths across fields, with one stile, gentle slopes and some road walking.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ham Lane public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Path type: track
Show on map Ham Lane public footpath · 199 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 199 m Path type: footway
Show on map Ham Lane public footpath · 311 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 311 m Path type: track
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named route Ref 10 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local 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.
Photos Footpath through Lord's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
11,586 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Robin +39
Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Himalayan Balsam · Minute Pouncewort · Heath Speedwell · Common Nettle · Meadow Buttercup +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2021 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,586 records · National Biodiversity Network Rook · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Robin +39
Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +2
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Himalayan Balsam · Minute Pouncewort · Heath Speedwell · Common Nettle · Meadow Buttercup +8
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2021 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024 Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens2023
Calopteryx splendens2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2021
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2021
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2021
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2021
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2021
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 2021
2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2021
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2021
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2021
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2021 