Wig Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.18070, -2.70874
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crack-willow, Hoary Plantain · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Badger Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Deer Trail Walking route ▾
Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on 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
5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Redwing · Robin · Wren · Dunnock +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Red Fox +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-legged Shieldbug · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,552 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Redwing · Robin · Wren · Dunnock +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Red Fox +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-legged Shieldbug · Box Bug · Green Shieldbug +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 2025
2025
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