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Pokewell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

52.29056, -2.95911

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hobby 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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Wood Avens, Meadow Buttercup +65 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Sorrel, Barren Strawberry +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

9 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 route660 m
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Down's Wood

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Down's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Went’s MeadowUrban park4 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels' ChurchUrban park2.1 km→✦Lingen CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Wapley HillfortHistoric site3.8 km→✦Wapley Hill large multivallate hillfort and pillow mounds 150m north of Warren House.Historic site3.8 km→⚽Went's MeadowPlaying field4 km→

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