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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kingfisher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kingfisher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Uromyces muscari +121 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust, Uromyces muscari +121 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Spreading Hedge-parsley, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +117 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Spreading Hedge-parsley, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +117 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Madarch y Coed, Chicken Of The Woods +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Worcester Woods Meadows TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Worcester Woods Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wild About Worcester WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Kempsey Norton LoopCycling route13.5 km
Named routeLength 13.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure RouteCycling route12 km

Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.

Named routeLength 12 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Local Cycle Route 3Cycling route

A long route curved around the periphery of worcester. Connects with National cycle routes 46 and 45 in both the Northern and Southern ends.

Named routeRef 3Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Worcester City Circular Cycle Leisure RouteCycling route9 km

Circular Worcester City route that can be joined at any point and covers a mixture of quiet lanes, towpaths and cycleways.

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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St Leonard's church, Broughton Hackett

St Leonard's church, Broughton Hackett

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