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Lyneal Coppice

16 ha

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.90124, -2.82232

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elongated Sedge, Yellow Loosestrife · last seen 2025; Plants — Elongated Sedge, Yellow Loosestrife · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mosses Trail YellowWalking route2.8 km
Named routeLength 2.8 kmLocal walking route
Mosses Trail GreenWalking route2.4 km
Named routeLength 2.4 kmLocal walking route
Maelor WayWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
Whixall Moss History TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 12Walking route23 km
Named routeRef ShW12Length 23 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Meres & Mosses Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Signposted as Colemere Family Route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 455Cycling route
Named routeRef 455National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 455Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route411 m
Named routeRef 455Length 411 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 455Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 455Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Canal by Lyneal Coppice

📷 Alpin Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Canal by Lyneal Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️THE MERE AT ELLESMERECountry park4.2 km→🌱CastlefieldsUrban park4.3 km→🌱Cremorne GardensUrban park4.6 km→🦉COLEMERENature reserve1.7 km→🏞️COLEMERECountry park1.7 km→🌱The Mere at EllesmereUrban park4.2 km→

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