Acorn Coppice
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.99216, -2.42674
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walk around WybunburyWalking route▾
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-necked Grebe · Merlin +30
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwiftApus apus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Red Fox +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2024▾
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,272 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Black-necked Grebe · Merlin +30
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2023
- PintailAnas acuta
- SwiftApus apus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Red Fox +1
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects10 species
springautumn
2024▾
7-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellusSpear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) carduiSpear Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) carduiDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercusOrchestes quercus