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Lord's Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.83116, -1.87744

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Dock, Nightshade · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +21 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +21 more · last seen 2023

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

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Hobfield Lanepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hobfield Lanepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on the Bagot Estate

📷 Mick Malpass · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on the Bagot Estate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Thorntree House moated siteHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→

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