Sasel Wood
✦ Ancient woodland43 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome43 ha
Getting here
52.31503, -2.82796
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lemon-scented Fern, Common Spotted-orchid, Bluebell +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Croft Ambrey WalkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound trip
Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip
Fishpool Valley walkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound trip
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km▾
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common Spotted-orchid
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +2
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common Spotted-orchid
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021