Thrift Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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52.19922, -2.12405
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Kingfisher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kingfisher, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Turkeytail, Jelly Ear, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Turkeytail, Jelly Ear, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Meadows Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wild About Worcester Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 12 km ▾
Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Local Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
A long route curved around the periphery of worcester. Connects with National cycle routes 46 and 45 in both the Northern and Southern ends.
Named route Ref 3 Point-to-point Local 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.
Photos Bredicot Lane at Thrift Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Pine Marten +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pine Marten Martes martes Mole Talpa europaea Polecat Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Willow Shield · Deer Shield · Blushing Bracket · Spindle Toughshank · Beech Woodwart +14
Willow Shield Pluteus salicinus Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Spindle Toughshank Gymnopus fusipes Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari Chicken Of The Woods Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rook · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird +41
Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Pine Marten +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pine Marten Martes martes Mole Talpa europaea Polecat Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Willow Shield · Deer Shield · Blushing Bracket · Spindle Toughshank · Beech Woodwart +14
Willow Shield Pluteus salicinus Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Spindle Toughshank Gymnopus fusipes Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme Uromyces muscari Uromyces muscari Chicken Of The Woods Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela putorius2024
Mustela putorius2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Laetiporus sulphureus
Laetiporus sulphureus
Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum
Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum
Common Eyelash Scutellinia scutellata
Common Eyelash Scutellinia scutellata
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatum
Leopard Earthball Scleroderma areolatum
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus nidulans
Cinnamon Bracket Hapalopilus nidulans
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Lion Shield Pluteus leoninus
Lion Shield Pluteus leoninus
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Chestnut Brittlestem Psathyrella spadicea
Chestnut Brittlestem Psathyrella spadicea
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus
Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus 