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Bridge Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.20444, -2.38730

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — St. George's Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Thimble Morel +61 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — St. George's Mushroom, King Alfred's Cakes, Thimble Morel +61 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hazel +32 more foraging species

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Pocket-moss, Bluebell +333 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Hobby +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Hobby +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Martley Circular WalkWalking route6.3 km
Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
Parkland WalkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 km
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km

Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Near Knightsford Bridge

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near Knightsford Bridge

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Useful places within 5 km

🦉ANKERDINE COMMONNature reserve200 m→✦BROCKHAMPTON PARKHistoric site5 km→🌱Ankerdine CommonUrban park200 m→🌱Martley (Millennium Green)Urban park4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⚽Martley Playing Field and ParkPlaying field3.7 km→

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