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New Farm Coppice

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.73903, -2.65856

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Goldcrest, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldcrest, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Bracken, Primrose +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Bracken, Primrose +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hazel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
River Reflections Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route1.6 km

River Tern, Water Meadow, Man-Made Lake, Two Bridges. Dogs leashed for majority of the walk, with a section for off lead walking in the north: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/shropshire-staffordshire/place

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
Deer Park Walk, Attingham ParkWalking route3.6 km

Wildlife, Historic Parkland, Suspension Bridge, Deer. Dogs to be leashed on sections of this walk due to deer in the park.

Named routeLength 3.6 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by New Farm Coppice

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by New Farm Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton FarmHistoric site1.1 km→✦Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remainsHistoric site1.6 km→✦College of St Mary Magdalene at BattlefieldHistoric site4.6 km→✦Haughmond AbbeyHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Lucia ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Site discovered by aerial photographyHistoric site4.4 km→

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