Old Yew Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
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52.16907, -1.97309
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way (old) Walking route ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route
Show on map Middle Littleton Tithe Barn Walk, Middle Littleton Walking route 9.9 km ▾
Circular walk along the River Avon and field paths, country lanes with gates, stiles and bridges. Can be muddy when wet. Walking boots are recommended.
Named route Length 9.9 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way Walking route 67 km ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route Ref WyW Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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4,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Jackdaw +43
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Badger +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Otter Lutra lutra Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,827 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Jackdaw +43
Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat · Red Fox · Badger +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Otter Lutra lutra Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2024
Dama dama2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea 