Walk Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Malvern Hills Getting here
52.35587, -2.48539
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Marsh Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Marsh Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Three-nerved Sandwort, Yellow Pimpernel, Greater Stitchwort +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bembidion quadrimaculatum, Bembidion tetracolum, Tree Bumblebee +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bembidion quadrimaculatum, Bembidion tetracolum, Tree Bumblebee +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Simon Evans Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way) Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,551 records · National Biodiversity Network Mistle Thrush · Treecreeper · Redwing · Raven · Greenfinch +43
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus Teal Anas crecca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba Swift Apus apus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Linnet Linaria cannabina Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Bembidion tetracolum · Snail Hunter +22
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Amara communis Amara communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,551 records · National Biodiversity Network Mistle Thrush · Treecreeper · Redwing · Raven · Greenfinch +43
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goosander Mergus merganser Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus Teal Anas crecca Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Barn Owl Tyto alba Swift Apus apus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Linnet Linaria cannabina Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 27 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Tree Bumblebee · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee · Bembidion tetracolum · Snail Hunter +22
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides Amara communis Amara communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale
Bembidion tibiale
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus fulvibarbis
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Amara ovata Amara ovata
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum
Bembidion atrocaeruleum Bembidion atrocaeruleum
Bembidion atrocaeruleum Bembidion atrocaeruleum
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus
Ocys harpaloides Ocys harpaloides
Ocys harpaloides Ocys harpaloides
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar
Rhizophagus dispar Rhizophagus dispar
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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