The Rookery ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.26973, -2.53582
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Autumn Hawkbit +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss, Beech Feather-moss +264 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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✦ 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
2,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,188 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Robin +33
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hawker · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter +16
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,188 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Robin +33
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Swift Apus apus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hawker · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Common Darter +16
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022 