Oxbind Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 95 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 95 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Wyre Forest Getting here
52.36919, -2.38505
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Wood Ant, Southern Hawker, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
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 Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ribbesford Circular Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref RCT Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Stourport Circular Walk Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 22 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 83 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 83 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 240 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 240 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Wyre Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chapel Lane bridleway · 376 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 376 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Oxbind Coppice in the Wyre Forest
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36,384 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Coal Tit · Goldfinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Human · Domestic Dog +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Human Homo sapiens Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Wood Ant · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Moss Bryophyta Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Wren · Coal Tit · Goldfinch +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Badger · Human · Domestic Dog +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Badger Meles meles2025 Human Homo sapiens Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Red Wood Ant · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Moss Bryophyta Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025 2025
2025
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum2025
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus2025
Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2025
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2025
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2025
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2025
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2025
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025 