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52.44641, -2.38170
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🌿 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Darter +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Cherry, Ground-elder, Bramble +75 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Cherry, Ground-elder, Bramble +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Bramble, Beech +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Captain Geoffrey's Estate Walk, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 6.5 km ▾
The walk uses natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 6.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Captain Geoffrey's Woodland Walk, Dudmaston Estate Walking route 9 km ▾
The walk uses natural paths which can be muddy or slippery. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 9 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way) Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map Smoke Alley public footpath · 98 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 98 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Smoke Alley public footpath · 113 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 113 m Path type: footway
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 129 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 129 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 528 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 528 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 11 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
12,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Kingfisher +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Quail Coturnix coturnix Muntjac · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 16-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +18
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Wild Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,571 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Kingfisher +37
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Hobby Falco subbuteo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Quail Coturnix coturnix Muntjac · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Roe Deer +1
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 16-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +18
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Wild Cherry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 