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Saddlers Hill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.25130, -1.89173

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Field Grasshopper +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
College Wood TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3 mLocal walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Redditch Cycle Link BCycling route
Named routeRef BLocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Link ACycling route
Named routeRef ALocal cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 17Cycling route

From Abbey Stadium, through Abbeydale, Church Hill, Winyates, Matchborough, to Washford - mostly following the Bus Lane.

Named routeRef 17Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Sadlers Hill Coppice

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Sadlers Hill Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.3 km→🌱Ipsley Meadows (Arrow Valley Country Park)Urban park4.6 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.3 km→✦Medieval settlement at Coughton CourtHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Astwood ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Astwood Bank ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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