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Bow Wood - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.21432, -2.08836

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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

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Droitwich Spa Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure RouteCycling route12 km

Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.

Named routeLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 45Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 45Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route453 m
Named routeRef 45Length 453 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route447 m
Named routeLength 447 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Doubtful native flower in wild flower meadow

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Doubtful native flower in wild flower meadow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Deserted medieval villageHistoric site2.6 km→✦Moated site and monastic retreat at Crowle CourtHistoric site2.4 km→⚽Jubilee Playing FieldPlaying field2.5 km→🌱USPRAUrban park3.4 km→✦Moated site at Huddington CourtHistoric site200 m→✦Moated site at Churchill CourtHistoric site4.1 km→

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