Wormington Brake ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.02385, -1.92376
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Large White, Banded Demoiselle +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Large White, Banded Demoiselle +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way Walking route 67 km ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route Ref WyW Length 67 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wyche Way Walking route 79 km ▾
A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Isbourne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 34 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
2,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Golden Plover · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37
Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Bat · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Eumerus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,976 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Golden Plover · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37
Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Bat · Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit +3
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bat Chiroptera2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +2
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Eumerus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Mole Talpa europaea2022 Eumerus2021
Eumerus2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021 