Middleyard Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.16667, -2.28478
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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 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 103m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Brown Hawker +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Brown Hawker +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wild About Worcester Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map A Walk in Elgar Country, The Firs Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Explore the village of Lower Broadheath, Elgar's birthplace, where the composer loved to roam, on an easy circular walk. The route follows bridleways and footpaths across fields, with one stile, gentle slopes and some road walking.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named route Ref 10 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Local cycle route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ 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
18,005 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Mallard · Skylark · Chiffchaff +45
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Otter · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +26
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Minute Pouncewort · Himalayan Balsam
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Mallard · Skylark · Chiffchaff +45
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Cuculus canorus canorus Cuculus canorus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Otter · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +26
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Minute Pouncewort · Himalayan Balsam
Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025
Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak2025 Glow-worm
Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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