Haugh Woods

Herefordshire > United Kingdom

350 hectare mostly deciduous wood, has 600 moth/butterfly species. woodland birds include Νανοδρυοκολάπτης, Χρυσοβασιλίσκος, (Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης and (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κοκκοθραύστης.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 12 Ιουνίου 2023

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Description

Haugh Woods is an upland wooded area to 600 feet. Among the birds you can observe in the area are (Ευρασιατική) Μπεκάτσα, Δασοφυλλοσκόπος, Μαυροσκούφης, Θαμνοτσιροβάκος, Δεντροκελάδα, Πευκοδρυοκολάπτης, Πράσινος Δρυοκολάπτης, Νανοδρυοκολάπτης, Χρυσοβασιλίσκος, (Κοινός) Σταυρομύτης, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κοκκοθραύστης, Καμπίσια Πέρδικα, Βουνοδεντροβάτης, Δεντροτσοπανάκος, Lesser Redpoll and Χειμωνόσπινος.

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Access

Car park is midway between Mordiford and Woolhope. From Hereford, go east on B4224 and take 2nd left turn in Mordiford. Click on the P in the map for directions. Train station at Hereford, 7 miles. Bus 453 from Hereford to Mordiford 4 times a day. The circular walking route indicated on the map is about 3 km.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes , Plateau

Conditions

Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Good birding season

Spring , All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

Haugh is pronounced 'hoff'.

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Map

Top 5 birds

1. (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κούκος
(Cuculus canorus)

2. (Ευρασιατική) Μπεκάτσα
(Scolopax rusticola)

3. Νανοδρυοκολάπτης
(Dryobates minor)

4. Δασοφυλλοσκόπος
(Phylloscopus sibilatrix)

5. Πυροβασιλίσκος
(Regulus ignicapilla)

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