Lyndor Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.96082, -2.55936
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ 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 — Chiffchaff, Mallard, Blackcap +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Mallard, Blackcap +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Wood-sorrel, Hazel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Rough Meadow-grass, Pignut +86 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Red-legged Shieldbug, Flounced Rustic +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Red-legged Shieldbug, Flounced Rustic +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Marcle Ridge Circular Walk Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford) 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 Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope) 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The bank of the River Wye at Lyndor Wood
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Wildlife to spot
2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Goosander · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Mallard +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barn Owl Tyto alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Polecat Mustela putorius Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +25
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,572 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Goosander · Chiffchaff · Moorhen · Mallard +37
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barn Owl Tyto alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Polecat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Polecat Mustela putorius Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug +25
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Sericostoma personatum Sericostoma personatum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Ground Weevil Barynotus obscurus2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Halesus digitatus Halesus digitatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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