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The Warren

✦ Ancient woodland135 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome135 ha

Getting here

52.25521, -2.95516

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Skullcap, Ragged-Robin, Bogbean +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Hiking

2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Herefordshire Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path, Wapley Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path, Wapley Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Went’s MeadowUrban park4.7 km→✦EYWOODHistoric site4.1 km→✦Wapley HillfortHistoric site300 m→✦Wapley Hill large multivallate hillfort and pillow mounds 150m north of Warren House.Historic site300 m→🌱Mill PondUrban park3.5 km→✦North Herefordshire Rowe DitchHistoric site4.2 km→

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