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Shooter's Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.21396, -2.36426

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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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Swallow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Swallow +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Dandelion +15 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Pocket-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +205 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Comma +206 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Comma +206 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Martley Circular WalkWalking route6.3 km
Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shooter's Coppice

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉ANKERDINE COMMONNature reserve1.8 km→🌱Ankerdine CommonUrban park1.8 km→🌱Martley (Millennium Green)Urban park2.4 km→🌱Wichenford (Millennium Green)Urban park4.8 km→⚽Martley Playing Field and ParkPlaying field2.3 km→✦Ham BridgeHistoric site4 km→

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