Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.93655, -2.49112
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 481m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 481m away
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Brown Rat, Rabbit +23 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Heather, Cuckooflower +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Daffodil WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef dafLocal walking route
Poets' Path No 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef PP2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- SquirrelSciurus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +14
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green-winged Orchid
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,095 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +29
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Rat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- SquirrelSciurus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +14
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Green-winged Orchid
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Long-eared Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat
Plecotus auritus2025
Plecotus auritus2025
OtterLutra lutra2025OtterLutra lutra2025Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus