Ox Leasow Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 29 ha
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Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.22488, -2.38015
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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 🌿 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Graphomya maculata, Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Parkland Walk Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km
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 Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop 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 Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking 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
15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +36
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,317 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +36
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2025 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Yoke-moss
Green Yoke-moss
Zygodon viridissimus
Zygodon viridissimus
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2025
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2025
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2025
Isothecium myosuroides Isothecium myosuroides2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Even Scalewort Radula complanata2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2025
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum2025
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2025
Curly Crisp-moss Trichostomum crispulum2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre2025
Short-beaked Wood-moss Loeskeobryum brevirostre2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2025
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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