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Newbridge Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.30134, -2.30880

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Butter Cap, Glistening Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Butter Cap, Glistening Inkcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +70 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +33 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +160 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +160 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Martley Circular WalkWalking route6.3 km
Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km

Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Abberley Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route161 m
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route268 m
Named routeLength 268 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

28 public paths nearby

Public paths
New Bridgebridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newbridge Coppice near Astley

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newbridge Coppice near Astley

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🌱Riverside MeadowsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Stourport riversideUrban park4.5 km→🌱Stourport Historic Canal BasinsUrban park4.4 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park4.4 km→

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