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Middleton Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Common Nettle +34 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Wild Angelica, Cleavers +332 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Tipula paludosa, Limonia nubeculosa, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tipula paludosa, Limonia nubeculosa, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 07Walking route17.6 km

Named routeRef ShW07Length 17.6 kmLocal walking route

Shropshire Way - stage 08Walking route20.1 km

Named routeRef ShW08Length 20.1 kmLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Martin +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Great TitParus major2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
SwiftApus apus2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Badger · Fallow Deer · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2025

22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants115 species

summer

2025

Wild Angelica · Common Sorrel · Ivy · Spear Thistle · Red Campion +110

Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
IvyHedera helix
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
HollyIlex aquifolium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Pyrus communisPyrus communis
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
LemnaLemna
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Wild CherryPrunus avium
AppleMalus domestica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Goat WillowSalix caprea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Norway SprucePicea abies
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum
EuonymusEuonymus
SanicleSanicula europaea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
OsierSalix viminalis
PeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita
Dog-roseRosa canina
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Hybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
DandelionTaraxacum
HazelCorylus avellana
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
ChicoryCichorium intybus2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
Red FescueFestuca rubra2021
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

spring

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Martin +23

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Great TitParus major2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
SwiftApus apus2021

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Badger · Fallow Deer · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog

BadgerMeles meles
Fallow DeerDama dama
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2022

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2025

22-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird

22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants115 species

summer

2025

Wild Angelica · Common Sorrel · Ivy · Spear Thistle · Red Campion +110

Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
IvyHedera helix
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
AlderAlnus glutinosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
HollyIlex aquifolium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
ElderSambucus nigra
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
American Winter-cressBarbarea verna
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Pyrus communisPyrus communis
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
LemnaLemna
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Wild CherryPrunus avium
AppleMalus domestica
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Goat WillowSalix caprea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Norway SprucePicea abies
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum
EuonymusEuonymus
SanicleSanicula europaea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgarisJacobaea vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
OsierSalix viminalis
PeppermintMentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita
Dog-roseRosa canina
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Hybrid Rye-GrassLolium multiflorum x perenne = L. x boucheanum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
DandelionTaraxacum
HazelCorylus avellana
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
ChicoryCichorium intybus2021
Common ChickweedStellaria media2021
Red FescueFestuca rubra2021
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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