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Flat Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.47674, -2.89389

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Upright Chickweed, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Small-flowered Buttercup, Spring-sedge, Changing Forget-me-not +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-tailed Bumblebee +1 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Hawker, Beautiful Demoiselle, Red-tailed Bumblebee +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Pole Bank WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pole Bank WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 44Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 44Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over the Onny valley from Ridgway Hill

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over the Onny valley from Ridgway Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WALCOTHistoric site5 km→✦Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll.Historic site3.5 km→✦Two conjoined ring cairns on Synald's Knoll, 140m north-west of OS trig pillar.Historic site3.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦CampHistoric site4 km→

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