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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.39354, -2.74577
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 436m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 436m away
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Ash, Cleavers +184 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Ludlow Golf course with Ludlow Racecourse beyond
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Wildlife to spot
6,010 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Linnet · Woodpigeon · Wren · Song Thrush +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Pine Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants81 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Hogweed · Cow Parsley +76
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,010 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Linnet · Woodpigeon · Wren · Song Thrush +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwiftApus apus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius litura · Pine Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
- 10-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants81 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Nettle · Meadowsweet · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Hogweed · Cow Parsley +76
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia decempunctata2025
Adalia decempunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Dandelion
Dandelion
Taraxacum
Taraxacum
ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosLarge-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllosGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumImperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea