Waterpit Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 47 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 47 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Wyre Forest Getting here
52.36240, -2.12189
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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Great Scented Liverwort, Sphagnum denticulatum · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Wren +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus, 14-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Link to Catshill Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Saunders Park to Park Gate Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walk Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Local Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24 Cycling route ▾
From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.
Named route Ref 24 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bluebells in Waterpit Coppice
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Wildlife to spot
41,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +3
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025 Neat Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Sphagnum denticulatum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Sphagnum denticulatum Sphagnum denticulatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly +3
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025 Neat Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Sphagnum denticulatum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Sphagnum denticulatum Sphagnum denticulatum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Wayward Sawfly Tenthredo temula2025
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