Penny Hill ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.25187, -2.36435
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit 🐕 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
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit 🐕 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, Great Tit, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +50 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 — Clustered Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Graphomya maculata +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Graphomya maculata +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 54 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) 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 (Stanford Bishop to Worcester) 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 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 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
18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clustered Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,576 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Clustered Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Wall Screw-moss +4
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Hairy Screw-moss
Small Hairy Screw-moss
Syntrichia laevipila
Syntrichia laevipila
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
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