Whitman's Hill Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Herefordshire, County of Getting here
52.13178, -2.37156
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ 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
Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Dog's Mercury, Common Nettle +193 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Ref 3CH Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 route Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern LCN Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Retail Park to Pickersleigh Avenue
Named route Ref 10 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 46 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 46 National Cycle Network
Show on map Malvern LCN Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Malvern Link Station to Pickersleigh Avenue shops
Named route Ref 9 Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 46 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Short Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 5.6 km ▾
Named route Length 5.6 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Medium Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 8.7 km ▾
Named route Length 8.7 km Round trip
Show on map Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 18.8 km ▾
Named route Length 18.8 km Round trip
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
7,620 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,620 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jay · Magpie · Raven · Blackbird · Dunnock +30
Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Early Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +46
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Hazel · Spurge-laurel · Common Gromwell · Bracken · Hawthorn +17
Hazel Corylus avellana2024 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024 Ivy Hedera helix2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,620 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jay · Magpie · Raven · Blackbird · Dunnock +30
Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica2024 Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Early Bumblebee · 22-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +46
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Hazel · Spurge-laurel · Common Gromwell · Bracken · Hawthorn +17
Hazel Corylus avellana2024 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024 Ivy Hedera helix2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera2024
Apis mellifera2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
caddisflies Trichoptera2024
caddisflies Trichoptera2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Brachyopa Brachyopa2024
Brachyopa Brachyopa2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024 Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush
Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024 