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Coppershill Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.75140, -1.67421

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Parsley-piert, Beaked Hawk's-beard +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Parsley-piert, Beaked Hawk's-beard +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 63Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route237 m
Named routeRef 63Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route304 m
Named routeRef 63Length 304 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Temporary DiversionCycling route464 m
Named routeRef 54Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Marlpit Spinney

📷 Mark Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Marlpit Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Memorial ArboretumUrban park4.4 km→🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park2.6 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱General Post Office Memorial GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Halton GroveUrban park4.6 km→🌱BLESMA Memorial GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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Rosliston 2

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Rosliston 1

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