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Roveries Wood

37 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

52.52763, -2.99921

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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
  • 🌿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
Horse riding

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Blackthorn, Hogweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Broad-leaved Dock +173 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum, Broad-leaved Dock +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, Emerald Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Feathered Thorn, Chestnut, Emerald Damselfly +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Stiperstones CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 03Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW03Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tractors in Roveries Wood

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tractors in Roveries Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LINLEY HALLHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Motte and bailey castle with associated remains of a medieval village and ridge and furrow cultivation, 200m west of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bishop's Castle (remains)Historic site3.6 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and bishops' palaceHistoric site3.6 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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