Whittington Rough - Woodland plantation 5 ha
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🐶 Dogs🌲 Walks🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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52.16570, -2.14672
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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 🐕 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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Meadows Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 12 km ▾
Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Local cycle route
Show on map Route (442) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (442) Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,569 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Starling · Long-tailed Tit · Stock Dove · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,569 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Starling · Long-tailed Tit · Stock Dove · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +43
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coot Fulica atra2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +12
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 