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Actonlea Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.80574, -2.67655

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Barn Owl
  • 🌳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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Rook +82 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Rook +82 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lepiota ochraceofulva, Iodine Bonnet, Holly Speckle +39 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry, Wall Speedwell, Bluebell · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 45Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route133 m
Named routeLength 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route150 m
Named routeRef 45Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane beside Actonlea Coppice

📷 Row17 · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane beside Actonlea Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉CORBETT WOOD AND GRINSHILLNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Hadnall ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Moated site and associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 145m south of St Mary Magdalene's ChurchHistoric site4.1 km→✦Hadnall Moat and Ridge and FurrowHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Moated site 140m east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site2.7 km→