Ridge Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.27837, -2.51432
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Autumn Hawkbit +16 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Foxtail, Honeysuckle, Lesser Stitchwort +165 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow +43
Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,787 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow +43
Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Coot Fulica atra2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +10
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2022 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2020
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2021
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2021 