View Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Shropshire Getting here
52.42102, -2.83759
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Male-fern, Bracken, Broad Buckler-fern +112 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Common Chickweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05 Walking route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW05 Length 17.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 04 Walking route 18 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW04 Length 18 km Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 44 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 205 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 205 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 256 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 44 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +15
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,718 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Robin · Woodpigeon · Kingfisher +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Sand Martin Riparia riparia Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Emperor Dragonfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Trioza centranthi · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +15
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Box Sucker Psylla buxi
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
Scymnus auritus Scymnus auritus
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
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