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Batten's Wood - Sparse woodland

5 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.06215, -2.06240

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Wychavon Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 41Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wall on Bredon Hill

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wall on Bredon Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SundialHistoric site2.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park2.5 km→🌱Bredon Playing FieldsUrban park4.5 km→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site300 m→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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