Engine Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
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52.28481, -2.38826
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Peregrine, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Striated Feather-moss, Variable Forklet-moss +73 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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3,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +5
Hobby Falco subbuteo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Foxglove · Soft-rush · Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Bent · Meadow Vetchling +81
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Soft-rush Juncus effusus Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,071 records · National Biodiversity Network Hobby · Greenfinch · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +5
Hobby Falco subbuteo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Foxglove · Soft-rush · Annual Meadow-grass · Creeping Bent · Meadow Vetchling +81
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Soft-rush Juncus effusus Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Imperforate St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Plicate Sweet-grass Glyceria notata
Plicate Sweet-grass Glyceria notata