Ash Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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52.32904, -2.47785
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Southern Hawker +206 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Southern Hawker +206 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Fields near Southnett Farm
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Wildlife to spot
5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Picus viridis viridis Picus viridis viridis2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa American Skunk-cabbage
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser
Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2023
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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