Arniss Copse
✦ Ancient woodland176 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome176 ha
Getting here
52.17811, -0.74804
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Sphaerophoria scripta, Eristalis pertinax, Anaspis fasciata +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route▾
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
22,155 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,155 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +37
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Schwenckfeldina carbonaria · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula obsoleta +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Schwenckfeldina carbonariaSchwenckfeldina carbonaria2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Tipula obsoletaTipula obsoleta2025
- Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,155 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +37
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cheilosia grossa · Schwenckfeldina carbonaria · Scathophaga stercoraria · Tipula obsoleta +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
- Schwenckfeldina carbonariaSchwenckfeldina carbonaria2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Tipula obsoletaTipula obsoleta2025
- Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2025Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2025Events & activities nearby
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