Stonepits Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.25812, -1.94932
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Arden WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Haydon Way Wood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 1.75 mLocal walking route
College Wood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route▾
From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.
Named routeRef 17Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 14Cycling route▾
From Crabbs Cross, Oakenshaw, Greenlands, Ipsley, Washford, Matchborough, to Mappleborough Green. A mixture of roads, paths, and paved bridleways.
Named routeRef 14Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12Local cycle route
Route SRCycling route▾
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,371 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,371 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit +42
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Pavid Willow Nematine · Hairy-legged Horsefly +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
- Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,371 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit +42
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 16-spot Ladybird · Pavid Willow Nematine · Hairy-legged Horsefly +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
- Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-legged Horsefly
Hairy-legged Horsefly
Hybomitra bimaculata2024
Hybomitra bimaculata2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2023Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2023