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52.11693, -2.27305
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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Mistle Thrush +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Mistle Thrush +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +180 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Spreading Bellflower, Bluebell +51 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Spreading Bellflower, Bluebell +51 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Flowering Currant
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester) 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 Ref 3CH Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills) 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 (Worcester to Malvern) 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 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named route Ref 10 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named route Ref 9 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 8.7 km ▾
Named route Length 8.7 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 18.8 km ▾
Named route Length 18.8 km Round trip
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Footbridge over Whiteacres Brook
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Wildlife to spot
3,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Waxwing · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +32
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2021 Red Fox Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +70
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Tortoise Bug Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,498 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mistle Thrush · Waxwing · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +32
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2019 🦌 Mammals 9 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2021 Red Fox Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2021 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +70
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Tortoise Bug Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes2020
Vulpes vulpes2020
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Eurygaster testudinaria2020
Eurygaster testudinaria2020
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Scarce Footman Eilema complana2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2019
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2019
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2022
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Rhamphomyia subcinerascens Rhamphomyia subcinerascens2021
Rhamphomyia subcinerascens Rhamphomyia subcinerascens2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2020
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2020
Tachina fera Tachina fera2020
Tachina fera Tachina fera2020
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2020
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2020
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2020
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2020
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2020
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2020
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2020
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2020
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2019
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2019
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2019
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2019
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura2019
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula2019
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Phoenix Eulithis prunata2019
Phoenix Eulithis prunata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata2019
Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata2019
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2019
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2019
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2019
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2019
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata2019
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata2019
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2019
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019 