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Coombe Hill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.07094, -2.40980

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Spurge, Selfheal, Oxeye Daisy +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hogweed, Ground-elder, Ramsons +7 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Oedemera femoralis +248 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Ochre Hillpublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mPath type: service
Ochre Hillpublic footpath · 287 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mPath type: service
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route

National Byway in the Ledbury area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route8.7 km
Named routeLength 8.7 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Oyster Hill

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Oyster Hill

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Nearby places

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🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park3.8 km→✦The StoneHistoric site3.7 km→✦EASTNOR CASTLEHistoric site4.4 km→✦HOPE ENDHistoric site600 m→🌱The Riverside ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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