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Red Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

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51.72585, -2.42579

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Chaffinch
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Chaffinch
🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
🐕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

Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Gadwall +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Chaffinch, Gadwall +82 more · last seen 2026

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

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route679 m

Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route477 m

Named routeRef 41Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

65,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

65,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Chaffinch · Gadwall · Little Grebe · Water Rail +57

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025

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Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

65,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Chaffinch · Gadwall · Little Grebe · Water Rail +57

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black SwanCygnus atratus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winterspring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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