Townsend Community Woodland
45 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha
Getting here
52.12798, -2.29893
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Malvern Spa Guest Car Park 125m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Malvern Spa Guest Car Park 125m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester); Named hiking route nearby: Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional 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
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills)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
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Local Cycle Route 3Cycling 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 routeRef 3Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Malvern LCN Route 10Cycling route▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named routeRef 10Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Malvern LCN Route 9Cycling route▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named routeRef 9Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
N/ACycling route76 m▾
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route5.6 km▾
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route8.7 km▾
Named routeLength 8.7 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km▾
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +38
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Polecat · Rabbit +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Willow Aphid +23
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +38
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals7 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Polecat · Rabbit +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Willow Aphid +23
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Crescent-cup Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pygmy Shrew
Pygmy Shrew
Sorex minutus2025
Sorex minutus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Siphoninus phillyreae
Mystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaMelangyna cinctaMelangyna cinctaMelangyna cinctaMelangyna cinctaMyopa testaceaMyopa testaceaMyopa testaceaMyopa testaceaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024