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Ridding Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.31341, -2.39556

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Stud Lanepublic footpath · 697 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 697 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Stud Lanepublic footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate, Ridding Coppice

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate, Ridding Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ABBERLEY HALLHistoric site2.5 km→✦Rock Farm moated site, deserted medieval village and ridge and furrow, 100m SE of St Peter and St Paul's ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Rock (Millennium Green)Urban park2.8 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Menithwood (Millennium Green)Urban park2.2 km→✦Moated site and fishponds at Bowercourt FarmHistoric site2.4 km→

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