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Werndee Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.90181, -2.75963

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Swift, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Swift, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Silver Birch, Dandelion +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Earwig, Speckled Bush-cricket +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Earwig, Speckled Bush-cricket +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 46Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 426Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lambs near Werndee Wood

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lambs near Werndee Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🐄Skenfrith Community ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→✦Iron Age farmstead enclosure on Garway HillHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Weonard's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyardHistoric site2.4 km→✦Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyardHistoric site3.4 km→

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