Tars Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.26273, -2.82121
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Beech +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Lords-and-Ladies, Yarrow +132 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +138 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Harlequin Ladybird +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Croft Ambrey Walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip
Show on map Ancient Tree Walk Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip
Show on map Fishpool Valley walk Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Length 2.4 km Round trip
Show on map Mortimer Trail Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Length 48 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Wales & border) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Willow Tit Poecile montanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Bank Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Dock Bug +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,118 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Willow Tit Poecile montanus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Raven Corvus corax Sand Martin Riparia riparia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Bank Vole
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Dock Bug +38
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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