Discover the Story of the Trees

You are now looking at some of the ancient and veteran oaks that make up Brocton Coppice.

There is nowhere else like it in Staffordshire, Brocton Coppice has the greatest density of ancient and veteran trees in the county.

• Listen for an array of summer visiting birds – to include wood larks, redstarts and tree pipits.
• At dusk on summer evenings – you may spot pipistrelle, noctule bats. The oaks are essential for their roosts.
• Oak trees are very important for bees. The rare oak mining bee relies almost exclusively on oak pollen for food.
• Can you spot some woodland butterflies, such as speckled wood, gatekeeper or Comma?

What you can do to help

• Keep to the paths and bridleways
• Avoid standing on/ cycling over any tree roots
• Leave sticks/ dead wood where it is for fungi and invertebrate species
• Clean up after your dog.

What’s an Ancient and Veteran tree?