Pick's Copse
✦ Ancient woodland125 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐴Horses🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome125 ha
Getting here
51.85070, -2.46216
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🐴Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Bank Haircap +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route591 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lanebridleway · 690 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 690 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Fungi in Hope Wood, detail
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