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Woodseaves Copse

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.33612, -2.55388

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Swift +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Swift +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Heart & Dart +192 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shropshire Way - stage 06Walking route17.1 km
Named routeRef ShW06Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route
Simon Evans WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)Walking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Lane, Knighton Common

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green Lane, Knighton Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Palmer's MeadowUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Burgage Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Burgage Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→⚽Burgage Recreation GroundPlaying field3.7 km→⚽Palmer's MeadowPlaying field3.6 km→✦Castle Tump, a motte castle and causeway, 150m west of Teme BridgeHistoric site3.8 km→

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