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Burnt Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland80 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome80 ha

Getting here

52.32435, -2.89228

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Black Bryony +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura, Volucella inanis +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rhyzobius litura, Volucella inanis +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Croft Ambrey WalkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound trip
Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Wigmore LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North side of Wigmore Rolls

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North side of Wigmore Rolls

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BRAMPTON BRYANHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Lingen CastleHistoric site3.8 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels' ChurchUrban park3.9 km→✦Roman station of BraviniumHistoric site4.3 km→

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