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Hoo Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.75702, -2.61426

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Martin, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thorn-apple, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
Henry's HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wilfred's WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Silkin WayCycling route

Cycle route that follows disused railway lines and canal beds. The path was opened in 1977 by Prime Minister James Callaghan, and was named after Lord Silkin; who was a parliamentarian responsible for creating New Towns including Telford.

Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Telford Strategic Cycling NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane approaching Ercall Park

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane approaching Ercall Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton FarmHistoric site4.3 km→✦Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower GroundsHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Moated site 140m east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.2 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church, High ErcallHistoric site1 km→

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