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Nortoncamp Wood

✦ Ancient woodland65 ha

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

52.42924, -2.81839

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +112 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Chickweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 04Walking route18 km
Named routeRef ShW04Length 18 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

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 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
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane beside Nortoncamp Wood

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane beside Nortoncamp Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Onny Meadows ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Craven Arms Allotments and Community GardenUrban park1.2 km→✦Stokesay CastleHistoric site900 m→🌱Town CentreUrban park1.6 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦STOKESAY COURTHistoric site2.8 km→

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