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Brick Kiln Coppice

14 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black Spleenwort, Intermediate Polypody, Primrose +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Black Spleenwort, Intermediate Polypody, Primrose +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Explorer Trail, Comer Woods, Dudmaston EstateWalking route3.5 km

Some steep slopes. Dogs are welcome (on and off lead areas)

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 45Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 45Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route436 m
Named routeLength 436 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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