The Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 88 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 88 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.04563, -2.57540
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Basil, Bramble, Cock's-foot +171 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Woolhope Circular Walk Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed NCN 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
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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15,558 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,558 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Stock Dove · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven · Dunnock +21
Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Otter · Weasel · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Weasel Mustela nivalis Polecat Mustela putorius Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +12
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Spotted-orchid · Dyer's Greenweed
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,558 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Stock Dove · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven · Dunnock +21
Great Tit Parus major Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Otter · Weasel · Polecat · Fallow Deer · Muntjac
Otter Lutra lutra Weasel Mustela nivalis Polecat Mustela putorius Fallow Deer Dama dama Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Peacock · Meadow Brown +12
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Common Spotted-orchid · Dyer's Greenweed
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Wood White Leptidea sinapis2024
Wood White Leptidea sinapis2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024 