Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Tiddesley Wood
Tiddesley Wood — nature reserve in Worcestershire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Pershore · 3.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tiddesley Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Worcestershire, UK". Coordinates: 52.1040°, -2.1050°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tiddesley Wood SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tiddesley Wood – the Harry Green Reserve is a nature reserve of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. It is situated about 1 mile west of Pershore and 7 miles south-east of Worcester, in Worcestershire, England. The reserve is an ancient woodland, and is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The wood, area 80 ha, was once owned by Pershore Abbey. In recent times it was purchased by the Trust from the Forestry Commission. Work is done to restore ancient woodland where formerly it was managed by the Forestry Commission as a commercial plantation; the conifer plantations are being converted to broad-leaved woodland, which include oak, ash, hazel blackthorn and wild service tree. There are different areas, each providing particular habitats for wildlife: the coppiced plots, where there are bluebells and wood anemone in spring; the areas of larger trees, where there is mature and dead wood for particular insects; and mown paths through the woodland, bordered by herbs and shrubs…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1040, -2.1050
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wychavon
- Parish
- Pershore
- Postcode
- WR10 3BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Pershore — 3.7 km
- Opening
- | website = {{url|https://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/tiddesley-wood-harry-green-reserve}}
- Official site
- www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q107420022 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tiddesley Wood – the Harry Green Reserve (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tiddesley Wood?
- Tiddesley Wood is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR10 3BX), in the parish of Pershore.
- Who runs Tiddesley Wood?
- Tiddesley Wood is operated by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust.
- Is Tiddesley Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Tiddesley Wood is part of the Tiddesley Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tiddesley Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Tiddesley Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tiddesley Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Pershore, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR10 3BX.
- Are dogs allowed at Tiddesley Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.