Hillditch Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.33138, -2.25739
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
North Worcestershire PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km▾
Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 49Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route995 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Wildlife to spot
23,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,096 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Moorhen · Chaffinch · Blackbird +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,096 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Moorhen · Chaffinch · Blackbird +38
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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