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Lower Pool

17 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Corn Bunting, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Corn Bunting, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Ulota crispa s.str. +45 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Ulota crispa s.str. +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Grass-leaved Orache, Great Scented Liverwort, Tuberous Comfrey

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 45Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

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