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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 362 ha
Getting here
52.28055, -2.34299
Open directionsv Witley Court, in Great Witley, Worcestershire, England, is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the early nineteenth century by the architect John Nash for Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Rabbit, Brown Hare, Grey Squirrel +15 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Michael; Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Common Blue Damselfly +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Abberley Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Hillside Near Witley Court
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Wildlife to spot
4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Marsh Tit · House Martin · Grey Heron · Hobby +16
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Hobby Falco subbuteo Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula 🦌 Mammals 13 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Muntjac +8
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,191 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Marsh Tit · House Martin · Grey Heron · Hobby +16
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Hobby Falco subbuteo Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula 🦌 Mammals 13 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Muntjac +8
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2025
Rattus norvegicus2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024 Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas 