Bratch Copse
✦ Ancient woodland20 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
50.92514, -1.88517
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 — Swallow, Blackcap, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackcap, Starling +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pye Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway
Photos
Tree shadows on the road through Bratch Copse
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Wildlife to spot
3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Chaffinch · House Martin · Robin · Blackbird +36
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
Oil Beetle
Hedera helix · European Larch · White Clover · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +88
- Hedera helixHedera helix
- European LarchLarix decidua
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Chaffinch · House Martin · Robin · Blackbird +36
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm
Oil Beetle
Hedera helix · European Larch · White Clover · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +88
- Hedera helixHedera helix
- European LarchLarix decidua
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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