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Chilbrook Coppice

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Copper, Speckled Wood +171 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Small Copper, Speckled Wood +171 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Sand Feather-moss, Silver-moss +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Sand Feather-moss, Silver-moss +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 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
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
🚴

Cycling

56 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath to Hilditch Pool & Coppice, near Hartlebury, Worcs

Public footpath to Hilditch Pool & Coppice, near Hartlebury, Worcs

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