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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
51.87762, -2.64176
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Creeping Buttercup +62 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Creeping Buttercup +62 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Beech +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
Main Route Cycling route 157 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 157 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 935 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 935 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
3,199 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,199 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin · House Martin +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies · Marmalade Hoverfly · Oedemera femoralis · 16-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies Trichiosoma Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,199 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin · House Martin +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies · Marmalade Hoverfly · Oedemera femoralis · 16-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Hairy-clubhorn Sawflies Trichiosoma Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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