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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.26978, -2.46629
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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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scalloped Hazel, Poplar Hawk-moth, Brown Silver-line +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Scalloped Hazel, Poplar Hawk-moth, Brown Silver-line +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Goldilocks Buttercup, Primrose +63 more · last seen 2013; Plants — Snowdrop, Goldilocks Buttercup, Primrose +63 more · last seen 2013
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Barren Strawberry, Greater Chickweed +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos Inside St. Michael's church (Upper Sapey)
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Wildlife to spot
1,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,079 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blackcap · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Swift Apus apus2017 Hedgehog · Stoat · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Stoat Mustela erminea Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Poplar Hawk-moth · Pale Tussock · Scalloped Hazel · Green Carpet · Clouded Magpie +54
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2017 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2017 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2017 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2017 Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata2017 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,079 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blackcap · Robin · Wren · Chaffinch +30
Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2019 Swift Apus apus2017 Hedgehog · Stoat · Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Stoat Mustela erminea Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Poplar Hawk-moth · Pale Tussock · Scalloped Hazel · Green Carpet · Clouded Magpie +54
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2017 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2017 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata2017 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2017 Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata2017 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2017
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2017
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2017
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2017
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2017
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2017
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2017
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2017
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Blomer's Rivulet Venusia blomeri2017
Blomer's Rivulet Venusia blomeri2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2017
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Chocolate-tip Clostera curtula2017
Chocolate-tip Clostera curtula2017
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2017
Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata2017
Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi2017
Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi2017
White-pinion Spotted Lomographa bimaculata2017
White-pinion Spotted Lomographa bimaculata2017
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2017
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris2017
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus2025
Agriotes lineatus Agriotes lineatus2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
Birch Clubhorn Cimbex femoratus2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2018
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2018
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2017
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Barred Umber Plagodis pulveraria2017
Barred Umber Plagodis pulveraria2017
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2017
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2017
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis2017
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2017
Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata2017
Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata2017
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2017
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2017
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2017
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2017
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria2017
Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria2017 