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Cobbler's Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.32267, -2.11266

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Raven, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Raven, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker · last seen 2024; Insects — Migrant Hawker · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Link to CatshillWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Saunders Park to Park Gate LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
John Corbett WayWalking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeLength 67 km
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Local Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Local Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route

From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway through Cobbler's Coppice, Timberhonger

📷 Jeff Gogarty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through Cobbler's Coppice, Timberhonger

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanders ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱King George Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Bromsgrove Cricket Hockey and Tennis ClubUrban park4.4 km→🐄Three Counties ProduceVisitor farm2.3 km→🌱Sanders ParkUrban park3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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