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St Bartholomew's Church

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

52.06623, -2.52145

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Swallow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Swallow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Red Clover, Creeping Thistle +72 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Dandelion +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dark Bush-cricket, Abax parallelepipedus +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Dark Bush-cricket, Abax parallelepipedus +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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 routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route

National Byway in the Ledbury area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sundial at St. Bartholomew's Church (Ashperton)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sundial at St. Bartholomew's Church (Ashperton)

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Nearby places

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✦STOKE EDITHHistoric site3.9 km→✦Ashperton CastleHistoric site500 m→🌱The GreenUrban park800 m→✦Putley churchyard crossHistoric site3.4 km→✦Moated siteHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→

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