Timbridge Wood
✦ Ancient woodland56 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha
Getting here
52.03639, -2.61205
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Swardon Quarry 451m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Swardon Quarry 451m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Common Twayblade, Dyer's Greenweed +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route153 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route251 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
17 public paths nearby
Public paths
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39,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
39,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Weasel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Dark Bush-cricket · Red Wood Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer +12
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' Ladybird
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Dyer's Greenweed · Arrowhead · Yellow Water-lily +2
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Creeping Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Wren +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Weasel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Dark Bush-cricket · Red Wood Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer +12
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' Ladybird
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Dyer's Greenweed · Arrowhead · Yellow Water-lily +2
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Creeping Cinquefoil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxOcys harpaloidesOcys harpaloidesOcys harpaloidesOcys harpaloidesHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaScarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnificaScarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnificaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusPotentilla reptans
Potentilla reptans