Shotgrove Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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52.27866, -2.28125
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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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 — Wren, Blackcap, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackcap, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Rutpela maculata, Common Club-tail +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Rutpela maculata, Common Club-tail +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Martley Circular Walk Walking route 6.3 km ▾
Named route Length 6.3 km Local walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way (old) Walking route 67 km ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route Length 67 km
Show on map Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (2) Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Broadheath - Hallow Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 14 km ▾
Starting at Worcester University and heading out to Broardheath and Hallow. A 14 mile circular route with alternatives to shorten it to 7.5 miles. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways.
Named route Ref BroHa Length 14 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route Cycling route 10.5 km ▾
Circular route starting at the Pump House Environment Centre and covering a mixture of quiet lanes and residential streets.The route is 10.5 miles with a short cut that reduces it to 6.5 miles.
Named route Length 10.5 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 2.7 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.
Photos Cereal crop towards Shotgrove Coppice
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Wildlife to spot
5,805 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Jay +25
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Rutpela maculata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly +20
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,805 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackcap · Treecreeper · Goldcrest · Jay +25
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Rutpela maculata · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly +20
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2024
Pseudovadonia livida Pseudovadonia livida2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Lime Beetle Stenostola dubia2024
Lime Beetle Stenostola dubia2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024 