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Newbarns Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

52.00438, -2.89504

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deceiver, Turkeytail +276 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deceiver, Turkeytail +276 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Creeping Bent, Timothy +250 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Orache, Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle +45 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Swallow, House Sparrow +27 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Swallow, House Sparrow +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Hairy Shieldbug, Dock Bug +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep pasture below Newbarns Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep pasture below Newbarns Wood

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Nearby places

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✦WHITFIELDHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Coldstone CommonUrban park4.9 km→✦Monnington Straddle MotteHistoric site2.5 km→✦Site of Dore AbbeyHistoric site3.9 km→✦Holy Trinity & Saint MaryHistoric site4 km→✦Dore Abbey: a Cistercian monasteryHistoric site4 km→

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