Aileshurst Coppice - Woodland plantation
8 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🐴Horses🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.13987, -2.33314
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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 routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
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 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
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Local Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
A long route curved around the periphery of worcester. Connects with National cycle routes 46 and 45 in both the Northern and Southern ends.
Named routeRef 3Point-to-pointLocal cycle route
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 route76 m▾
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route18.8 km▾
Named routeLength 18.8 kmRound trip
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Wildlife to spot
20,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Starling · Blackbird +40
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Large White · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Copper +25
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
- Meadow Brown
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Chicory · Hawthorn · Bracken · Brooklime +6
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,714 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Starling · Blackbird +40
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Cuculus canorus canorusCuculus canorus canorus
- SwiftApus apus
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Large White · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Copper +25
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
- Meadow Brown
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Chicory · Hawthorn · Bracken · Brooklime +6
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
- Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreaeMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatusCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgulaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus20242024
2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024