Plan your visit
Getting here
52.11799, -2.05072
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km
A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside
🚴Cycling
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 21Cycling route
Route (442)Cycling route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
N/ACycling route480 m
N/ACycling route48 m
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Smith's Meadow, Wyre Piddle … looking across the River Avon to Pershore Abbey
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Nearby places
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