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Birchen Coppice

Settlement in Worcestershire Wyre Forest

England

Birchen Coppice

Elephant Enclosure, West Midlands Safari Park Viewed from the railway line beside the Safari Park, this is the elephant enclosure.
Elephant Enclosure, West Midlands Safari Park Credit: Rob Newman

Birchen Coppice is a small village located in the county of Worcestershire, England. Situated approximately 3 miles northwest of the town of Kidderminster, it is nestled amidst picturesque countryside and boasts a tranquil and rural setting.

The village is primarily residential, with a population of around 1,500 residents. The housing stock consists mainly of traditional English cottages and houses, which contribute to the village's charming and idyllic character. The community is close-knit, with a strong sense of belonging and a friendly atmosphere.

Birchen Coppice benefits from its proximity to the nearby town of Kidderminster, where residents have access to a range of amenities and services, including shops, supermarkets, schools, and leisure facilities. The village itself offers limited amenities, such as a small convenience store and a pub, providing basic necessities and a place to socialize.

The surrounding countryside offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities, with several walking and cycling routes in and around the village. The nearby Wyre Forest, a large woodland area, is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and provides a serene and peaceful environment.

Transport links are convenient, with the A449 road passing close to the village, connecting it to Kidderminster and other nearby towns. The nearest railway station is located in Kidderminster, providing regular services to destinations across the region.

Overall, Birchen Coppice is a charming village that offers a peaceful and rural lifestyle within easy reach of larger towns and amenities. Its picturesque setting and strong community spirit make it an appealing place to live.

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Elephant Enclosure, West Midlands Safari Park Viewed from the railway line beside the Safari Park, this is the elephant enclosure.
Elephant Enclosure, West Midlands Safari Park
Viewed from the railway line beside the Safari Park, this is the elephant enclosure.
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740">Archive Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website Archive LinkExternal link
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire An area on one side of the field has been roped off for use by visitors so they can feel they are surrounded by the poppies.
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
An area on one side of the field has been roped off for use by visitors so they can feel they are surrounded by the poppies.
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740">Archive Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website Archive LinkExternal link
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740">Archive Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website Archive LinkExternal link
Comfrey by the A456 at Blackstone It wasn't just the poppies <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/5338" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/5338">Link</a> which caught my eye.
Comfrey by the A456 at Blackstone
It wasn't just the poppies Link which caught my eye.
I can see them quite well from here... I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110614140450/http://www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php?section=news&id=3740">Archive Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
I can see them quite well from here...
I was not alone in finding the sight of this field bright red with poppies difficult to drive past, the Blackstone car park opposite was full. A poster on the fence says, "This is one of three fields owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. This year it is being left fallow. Its diverse and colourful weeds are indicative of low input agriculture. By using minimal herbicides we get this beautiful flush of annual wildflowers such as the poppy. We'll leave the field fallow in rotation to help reduce the nutrient levels in the soil. This will allow the land to gradually become heathland, a very threatened habitat in the county. Several rare arable plants have been recorded in these fields and insects are abundant." A report on this site from the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website Archive LinkExternal link
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire The horses in the next field seem unimpressed.
Poppies at Blackstone, Worcestershire
The horses in the next field seem unimpressed.
Pedestrian crossing on A456 at Blackstone The crossing (a fairly recent development for National Cycle Route 45 I think) was getting a lot of use as people parked in the Blackstone Country Park car park and crossed the road to view the poppies.
Pedestrian crossing on A456 at Blackstone
The crossing (a fairly recent development for National Cycle Route 45 I think) was getting a lot of use as people parked in the Blackstone Country Park car park and crossed the road to view the poppies.
Poppy display by A456 in June 2011, Blackstone The poppy display in this field was as spectacular as last year, with an intensity of colour that it is difficult to do justice to in a photograph. It was again attracting many visitors. This year the poppies had also spread to other nearby fields, although with less density than in this field. The field is owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, whose agricultural practices have allowed the poppies to flower naturally.
Poppy display by A456 in June 2011, Blackstone
The poppy display in this field was as spectacular as last year, with an intensity of colour that it is difficult to do justice to in a photograph. It was again attracting many visitors. This year the poppies had also spread to other nearby fields, although with less density than in this field. The field is owned by Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, whose agricultural practices have allowed the poppies to flower naturally.
Information board in Blackstone Picnic Area, Blackstone This board is fairly recent and is located in the picnic area, which basically is a large car park, off the A456, with a few picnic tables on the adjacent grassed area. The board, which gives useful information about the many points of interest in the area, has been provided by Worcestershire County Council Countryside Service.
Information board in Blackstone Picnic Area, Blackstone
This board is fairly recent and is located in the picnic area, which basically is a large car park, off the A456, with a few picnic tables on the adjacent grassed area. The board, which gives useful information about the many points of interest in the area, has been provided by Worcestershire County Council Countryside Service.
Public bridleway, Blackstone The bridleway runs straight ahead. The field, on the left, is one of those in this area where poppies have flowered this year.
Public bridleway, Blackstone
The bridleway runs straight ahead. The field, on the left, is one of those in this area where poppies have flowered this year.
Field adjacent to public bridleway, Blackstone The blue and white marker on the post indicates that the public bridleway goes to the left. See:- <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2467490">SO7974 : Public bridleway, Blackstone</a>. There is no public access or right of way over this field. Behind the hedge in the distance, is the route of the former railway line from Stourport-on-Severn to Bewdley.
Field adjacent to public bridleway, Blackstone
The blue and white marker on the post indicates that the public bridleway goes to the left. See:- SO7974 : Public bridleway, Blackstone. There is no public access or right of way over this field. Behind the hedge in the distance, is the route of the former railway line from Stourport-on-Severn to Bewdley.
Stourport Road (A456), Blackstone Behind the trees on the left is Blackstone Picnic Site.
Stourport Road (A456), Blackstone
Behind the trees on the left is Blackstone Picnic Site.
The approach to the roundabout at the junction of the B4195 & A456, Blackstone In the foreground is the B4195 from Stourport-on-Severn. In the distance is the roundabout at the junction with the Bewdley Bypass, the A456.
The approach to the roundabout at the junction of the B4195 & A456, Blackstone
In the foreground is the B4195 from Stourport-on-Severn. In the distance is the roundabout at the junction with the Bewdley Bypass, the A456.
Public bridleway, Blackstone The bridleway is about to enter a wooded section, before coming out onto the B4195 Stourport-on-Severn to Bewdley road.
Public bridleway, Blackstone
The bridleway is about to enter a wooded section, before coming out onto the B4195 Stourport-on-Severn to Bewdley road.
The West Midland Safari Park Taken from the Severn Valley Railway.
The West Midland Safari Park
Taken from the Severn Valley Railway.
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Birchen Coppice is located at Grid Ref: SO8174 (Lat: 52.368432, Lng: -2.2725462)

Administrative County: Worcestershire

District: Wyre Forest

Police Authority: West Merica

Also known as: Birchan Coppice

What 3 Words

///coherent.echo.stands. Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire

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