Rudge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 45 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.01817, -2.59546
Open directionsv 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Bird's-nest Orchid, Common Fleabane +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Green-veined White +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Green-veined White +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mordiford Loop Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Local walking route
Show on map Marcle Ridge Circular Walk Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
34,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Red Wood Ant · Common Darter · Glow-worm · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +10
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Common Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Upright Hedge-parsley · Fennel · Bittersweet +17
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Red Wood Ant · Common Darter · Glow-worm · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood +10
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Common Fleabane · Wild Carrot · Upright Hedge-parsley · Fennel · Bittersweet +17
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Carrot Daucus carota Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Scarce 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella magnifica
Scarce 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella magnifica
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha
Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Erophila verna Erophila verna
Erophila verna Erophila verna 