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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.98311, -2.62195
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Pheasant
- 🐕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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Pheasant
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Pheasant, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wren, Pheasant, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Violet Ground Beetle, Green Shieldbug +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Proposed NCN 44
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Marcle Ridge Circular WalkWalking route4.5 km▾
Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Photos
Village pond at Ballingham
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,654 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
springwinter
2025▾
Wren · Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +54
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Cuckooflower · Sweet Violet
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,654 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds59 species
springwinter
2025▾
Wren · Pheasant · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +54
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Cuckooflower · Sweet Violet
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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