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Tinkers' Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

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WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, St. George's Mushroom, Ground Elder Rust +38 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, St. George's Mushroom, Ground Elder Rust +38 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Striated Feather-moss, Ivy +355 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hazel +38 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Wren, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Wren, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Small White, Common Club-tail +71 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Martley Circular WalkWalking route6.3 km
Named routeLength 6.3 kmLocal walking route
Parkland WalkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 km
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

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