Tor Coppice
✦ Ancient woodland105 ha
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🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha
Getting here
52.15875, -2.36973
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Rambling Tail-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +154 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 73 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Malvern)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
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern LCN Route 10Cycling route▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named routeRef 10Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Malvern LCN Route 9Cycling route▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named routeRef 9Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
N/ACycling route173 m▾
Named routeLength 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route123 m▾
Named routeRef 46Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km▾
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route5.6 km▾
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound trip
Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route8.7 km▾
Named routeLength 8.7 kmRound trip
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
26,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,272 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +13
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Mole +4
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket +92
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Dark Bush-cricket
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Rambling Tail-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,272 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
springsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +13
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Mole +4
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket +92
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Dark Bush-cricket
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Rambling Tail-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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nemorum2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025XylotaXylota2025XylotaXylota2025Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025Tychius picirostrisTychius picirostris2025Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2025Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2025Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2025Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2025Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis2025Axinotarsus marginalisAxinotarsus marginalis2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Red AntMyrmica rubra2025Red AntMyrmica rubra2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Epistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphana2025Epistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphana2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina2025Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025OncopsisOncopsis2025OncopsisOncopsis2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2025Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025