Hurst Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Wyre Forest Getting here
52.41316, -2.36380
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Nuthatch, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Butterbur, Early Dog-violet +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Wood Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dusky Ant +136 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Wood Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Dusky Ant +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Ribbesford Circular Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref RCT Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Habberley Valley Circular Walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km Local walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 129 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 129 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 22 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 11 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Wyre Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
24,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Raven · Goldcrest · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Coal Tit +42
Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 30 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Wood Ant · Melinopterus prodromus · Bembidion tetracolum · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +25
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Butterbur · Early Dog-violet · Wall-rue · Cuckooflower · Green Hellebore +8
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Polypody Polypodium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Raven · Goldcrest · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Coal Tit +42
Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Sand Martin Riparia riparia Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Muntjac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 30 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Red Wood Ant · Melinopterus prodromus · Bembidion tetracolum · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +25
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Butterbur · Early Dog-violet · Wall-rue · Cuckooflower · Green Hellebore +8
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Polypody Polypodium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Agonum muelleri Agonum muelleri
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Dusky Ant Formica fusca
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale Bembidion tibiale
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Dacne bipustulata Dacne bipustulata
Dacne bipustulata Dacne bipustulata
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla2025
Neottiglossa pusilla Neottiglossa pusilla2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Geomyza balachowskyi Geomyza balachowskyi2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Hydrotaea diabolus Hydrotaea diabolus2025
Hydrotaea diabolus Hydrotaea diabolus2025
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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