Oldmixon Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.31444, -2.96652
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: West Mendip Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route856 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route117 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
39,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
39,588 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Fieldfare +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Weevil · Ribautiana tenerrima +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,588 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Fieldfare +47
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug · Gorse Weevil · Ribautiana tenerrima +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kidney-spot Ladybird
Kidney-spot Ladybird
Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsSitona sulcifronsPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisPolietesPolietes2025PolietesPolietes2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2025Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025Zygina angustaZygina angusta2025Zygina angustaZygina angusta2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Events & activities nearby
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