Hillditch Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.33504, -2.26610
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Abberley Circular WalkWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
67 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 route22 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Christmas illuminations 2014 at Cook's Garden Centre, 26 Worcester Road, Stourport-on-Severn
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Wildlife to spot
28,914 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springautumn
2025▾
Marsh Tit · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · Chiffchaff +52
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Badger
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +31
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,914 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springautumn
2025▾
Marsh Tit · Mallard · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · Chiffchaff +52
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Badger
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects36 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Broad-bodied Chaser +31
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas