Ketch Coppice - Broadleaved woodland 5 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Worcester Getting here
52.17307, -2.21774
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 279m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way (Warks) Walking route 100 km ▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named route Length 100 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Meadows Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Worcester Woods Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Duck Brook Pedway public footpath · 395 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 395 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map Foxglove Pedway public footpath · 141 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 141 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map Eagle Pedway public footpath · 48 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 48 m Path type: footway
Show on map 178 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Kempsey Norton Loop Cycling route 13.5 km ▾
Named route Length 13.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 12 km ▾
Starting at Worcester Woods Countryside Centre and heading out to Kempsey. A 12 mile route with alternatives to shorten it to 8 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Length 12 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Aldersey Close bridleway · 72 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 72 m Path type: residential
Show on map Aldersey Pedway bridleway · 85 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 85 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Aldersey Road bridleway · 69 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 69 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Footbridge crossing Duck Brook
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29,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,275 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Red Fox · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Wood Mouse +2
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2025 Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 21 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · 16-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +16
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Uleiota planatus Uleiota planatus
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 