Cothercraft Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 79 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 79 ha
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52.32869, -2.43300
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +5 more · last seen 2022
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Abberley Circular Walk Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Chapel Lane public footpath · 100 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 100 m Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Wyre Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Pondskater Gerridae
Pondskater Gerridae
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 