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Hopeshill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.33005, -2.51555

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Barren Strawberry +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hawthorn, Hazel +218 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Sericostoma personatum +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Sericostoma personatum +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway (near the Leominster Canal)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway (near the Leominster Canal)

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🌱St John the Baptist ChurchUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Lawrence's ChurchUrban park2.8 km→🌱St Lawrence's ChurchUrban park2.9 km→✦Moated site at Sodington HallHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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