Hawkbatch Wood

 

Colour rating today: gone yellow
The ancient Wyre Forest produces some of the most fantastic Autumn colours in the Midlands. The magnificent oak trees produce a rich harvest while the forest floor is alive with a huge variety of colourful fungi.
The huge douglas firs produce the perfect back-drop for the rich variety of colourful broad leaved trees found around the visitor centre and way-marked trails.

How to get there:

Hawkbatch Wood is part of Wyre Forest Area Woodlands. Bewdley is the nearest town or village.

From Bewdley take the B4194 towards Kinlet, Hawkbatch Wood is on the right

OS Grid Reference: SO764774

Other places to go in Wyre Forest Area Woodlands

• Wyre Forest
  
• Shrawley Wood
  

Activities:

	There are two waymarked walks in this wood. The red trail is 3.6km (2.2 miles) long and the blue trail is 1.7km (1 mile)long.
	Riding permits are required. Contact TROT via the link below for more details.

Contact:

Richard Boles
Wyre Area Forester

e-mail: richard.boles@forestry.gsi.gov.uk