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Tickenhill Palace

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📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Clementine's Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Clementine's Coffee — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Banded Demoiselle +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Weissia controversa var. controversa +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Weissia controversa var. controversa +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

North Worcestershire PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km

Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km

Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route

Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km

Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route

Park Alleypublic footpath · 253 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 253 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 49Cycling route

Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 54Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route995 m

Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wyre Forest Green RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wyre Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

45,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Pheasant +66

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025

🦌

Mammals15 species

summer

2026

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Red Fox +10

Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Black RatRattus rattus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Stone Loach

Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula

🐝

Insects83 species

summer

2026

White-legged Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +78

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalisAphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Stomaphis quercusStomaphis quercus2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2025
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2025
Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum2025
Perapion curtirostrePerapion curtirostre2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2025
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2025
Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus2025
Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2025
Apion haematodesApion haematodes2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025
MystacidesMystacides2025

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Creeping Buttercup · Taper-leaved Earth-moss · Weissia controversa var. controversa · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +17

Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,734 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2026

Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Pheasant +66

MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RavenCorvus corax2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025

🦌

Mammals15 species

summer

2026

Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Red Fox +10

Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Black RatRattus rattus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Stone Loach

Stone LoachBarbatula barbatula

🐝

Insects83 species

summer

2026

White-legged Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +78

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalisAphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Green DrakeEphemera danica2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Stomaphis quercusStomaphis quercus2025
Brown Tree AntLasius brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus2025
Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Cryptocephalus pusillusCryptocephalus pusillus2025
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025
Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2025
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Black ColonelOdontomyia tigrina2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2025
Perapion violaceumPerapion violaceum2025
Perapion curtirostrePerapion curtirostre2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2025
Agriotes sputatorAgriotes sputator2025
Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus2025
Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2025
Apion haematodesApion haematodes2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2025
MystacidesMystacides2025

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Creeping Buttercup · Taper-leaved Earth-moss · Weissia controversa var. controversa · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +17

Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Common FrillwortFossombronia pusilla
Dicranella howeiDicranella howei
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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