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Pencraig Court Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsSeasonalWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.88096, -2.62606

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Turnip Tigress, Blue-tailed Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Turnip Tigress, Blue-tailed Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 423Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 423Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stubble field near Pencraig

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stubble field near Pencraig

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site4.7 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site1.4 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.4 km→🌱Long AcresUrban park4.3 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve2.8 km→

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