Suckley Hills – Sunken Lane loop from Suckley
Suckley Hills – Sunken Lane loop from Suckley
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Suckley Hills – Sunken Lane loop from Suckley
04:02
14.6km
250m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 18, 2026
Tips
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.43 km
Suckley Hills Forest Path, Worcestershire Way
Highlight • Forest
Tip by
1.95 km
Suckley Hills
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
1.98 km
On the Ridge
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
6.43 km
Ravenshill Wood
Forest
8.94 km
St Mary Magdalene Church, Alfrick
Highlight • Religious Site
Tip by
9.37 km
Sunken Lane
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
9.87 km
The Knapp & Papermill Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural
The Leigh Brook has cut a winding valley with steep woodlands and rich meadows. Look for grey wagtails and dippers on the brook and, during the winter months, listen for flocks of long-tailed tits and siskins in the brook-side alders. Dragonflies and damselflies thrive on the brook during spring and summer but only the luckiest of visitors may catch sight of an otter. The trail takes visitors along the brook, around meadows and through woodland.
Big Meadow is a hay meadow with flowers such as knapweed, ox-eye daisy and yellow rattle together with a scattering of green-winged and common spotted orchids. Papermill Meadow is an old pasture on slightly more acid soil. This meadow is a favourite hunting ground for buzzards that breed in the valley. The much smaller Tor Meadow has orchids and cowslips. Butterflies frequent all three meadows and more than 30 species have been recorded here including common and holly blue, brimstone, purple hairstreak and white admiral. Each meadow is maintained by hay cutting and/or grazing.
Woodland occupies about half the reserve and some areas are managed by coppicing. This traditional method of cutting down young stems to near ground level on a rotation ensures that trees never die and there is always a range of habitats for wildlife at different stages of re-growth. Coppicing helps to encourage the marvellous carpet of bluebells and other wildflowers (yellow archangel, stitchwort and wild garlic) that can be seen each spring. Wild service trees grow in profusion here along with both small and large-leaved lime as well as oaks and hazels. Dormice are encouraged through the provision of nest boxes, as are many species of birds and bats. The reserve is important for bats and 11 of the UK’s 17 regular breeding species are found here.
Source: worcswildlifetrust.org.uk
Tip by
10.5 km
Big Meadow
Highlight • Forest
Tip by
10.7 km
Leigh Brook
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
14.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.50 km
3.31 km
1.23 km
354 m
258 m
Surfaces
4.39 km
4.11 km
3.25 km
1.46 km
686 m
321 m
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Elevation
Highest point (150 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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