Preston Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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52.77474, -2.74489
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink Purslane, Sweet Cicely, Climbing Corydalis +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 16-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shropshire Way - stage 10 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10 Length 18.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 11 Walking route 18.6 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW11 Length 18.6 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - stage 15 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW15 Length 21.1 km Local walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way - link Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref ShW10a Length 8 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (1) Length 116 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Shropshire) Cycling route ▾
National Byway route in Shropshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
3,228 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,228 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +11
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,228 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coot Fulica atra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird +11
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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