Wormington Brake - Woodland plantation
5 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.02310, -1.93067
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 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 routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route911 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route34 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Minor road at Wormington Brake
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 0f5ef98c-1adb-4888-be42-d6481ff496fa
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
2,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,019 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +34
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Roe Deer +5
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Beautiful Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +1
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
- EumerusEumerus2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,019 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Blue Tit +34
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
🦌Mammals10 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · Mole · Roe Deer +5
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Beautiful Demoiselle · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser +1
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
- EumerusEumerus2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposiderosLesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposiderosBatChiroptera2021BatChiroptera2021Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020