Rough Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland26 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
52.31005, -2.57142
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km22 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
6,943 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,943 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackcap · Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +40
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 14-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +30
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Vetch · Dog's Mercury +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,943 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blackcap · Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +40
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- British DipperCinclus cinclus gularis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
16-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Rhyzobius lophanthae · 14-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird +30
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Oxeye Daisy · Tufted Vetch · Dog's Mercury +1
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalisDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatusCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusStethorus pusillusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum2023Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum20232023
2023
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