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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Wyre Forest Getting here
52.40316, -2.24377
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 231m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 231m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 54
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ribbesford Circular Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref RCT Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 49 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 49 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 114 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Trees at edge of field, Springfield Park, Kidderminster
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Wildlife to spot
17,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,834 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Swift · Dunnock · Robin +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Bank Vole
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +53
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,834 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Woodpigeon · Swift · Dunnock · Robin +28
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Bank Vole
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Blue-tailed Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker +53
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Plectrocnemia Plectrocnemia2025
Plectrocnemia Plectrocnemia2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Limnephilus Limnephilus2025
Limnephilus Limnephilus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
House-fly Musca domestica2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Dromius agilis Dromius agilis2025
Dromius agilis Dromius agilis2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Iris Sawfly Rhadinoceraea micans2025
Long-horned General Stratiomys longicornis2025
Long-horned General Stratiomys longicornis2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum2025
Flecked General Stratiomys singularior2025
Flecked General Stratiomys singularior2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black Colonel Odontomyia tigrina2025
Black Colonel Odontomyia tigrina2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2025
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus2025
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus2025
Agriotes acuminatus Agriotes acuminatus2025
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus2025
Agriotes pallidulus Agriotes pallidulus2025