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Penrhos Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Philip Pankhurst · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.19167, -3.00734

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Dipper, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Dipper, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Deceiver, Hairy Curtain Crust, Iodine Bonnet +185 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Deceiver, Hairy Curtain Crust, Iodine Bonnet +185 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Small White, Large White, Orange-tip +133 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Ambarelo'r Bwgan, The Prince +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Broad-leaved Helleborine +10 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 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
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m
Named routeRef 825Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rhodds Farm Garden

📷 Philip Pankhurst · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhodds Farm Garden

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🌱Kington Recreational GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Crooked Well MeadowUrban park2.3 km→✦NIEUPORT HOUSEHistoric site3.3 km→✦EYWOODHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Sutton Walls ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Baker's MeadowUrban park2.6 km→

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