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✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.31913, -2.19794

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Redwing, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Redwing, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +260 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +260 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
John Corbett WayWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route67 km

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

Named routeLength 67 km
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 54Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tractor bridge over the Elmley Brook

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tractor bridge over the Elmley Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HARTLEBURY CASTLEHistoric site3.7 km→🦉HARTLEBURY COMMON/HILLDITCH POOLNature reserve4.6 km→✦Medieval settlement immediately surrounding St Michael's ChurchHistoric site500 m→✦Medieval Vilaage of Elmley Lovett (site of)Historic site600 m→✦Churchyard cross, St Michael's ChurchHistoric site600 m→🌱Bowbrook Grange Open SpaceUrban park2.9 km→

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