Drain Wood - Woodland plantation
22 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
52.05542, -3.05292
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.9 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 10.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route12 m▾
Named routeLength 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,138 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,138 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Willow Warbler · Mistle Thrush · Blackcap · Blackbird · Tree Pipit +21
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Field Wood-rush · Lesser Celandine · Alder · Ribwort Plantain · Marsh Thistle +113
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,138 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Willow Warbler · Mistle Thrush · Blackcap · Blackbird · Tree Pipit +21
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Field Wood-rush · Lesser Celandine · Alder · Ribwort Plantain · Marsh Thistle +113
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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