Ostey Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.13656, -2.85952
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 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
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Small Nettle · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +15 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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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Wildlife to spot
589 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Swift Apus apus2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown +9
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Small Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 589 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2021 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2020 Swift Apus apus2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Painted Lady · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Large White · Meadow Brown +9
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018 Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Small Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Weasel
Weasel
Mustela nivalis2025
Mustela nivalis2025
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Mole Talpa europaea2023
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2019
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018 