Timberline Wood
✦ Ancient woodland113 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome113 ha
Getting here
52.02986, -2.89572
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Danish Scurvygrass, Pond Water-crowfoot +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Malus sylvestris, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Dandelion +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,127 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Pond Water-crowfoot
- Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,127 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare +1
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock +3
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Pond Water-crowfoot
- Pond Water-crowfootRanunculus peltatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2024
Dama dama2024
Common Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimus