Holland's Hill Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
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🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.77545, -2.00680
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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
- 🅿️Parking 368m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 368m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston LacyWalking route6.1 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at the Beech Avenue and Droves, Kingston LacyWalking route3.8 km▾
Follows mostly grassed tracks.
Named routeLength 3.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Hadrian Waypublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
Field Waypublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: residential
Newtown Lanepublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
130 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wheelers LaneCycling route▾
Named routeRef BR24Local cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
44,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
44,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Jay +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Delicate Germanderwort · Creeping Cinquefoil · Heather · Smooth Sow-thistle · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +56
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- YewTaxus baccata
- Common Mouse-ear
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
44,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Jay +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Delicate Germanderwort · Creeping Cinquefoil · Heather · Smooth Sow-thistle · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +56
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- YewTaxus baccata
- Common Mouse-ear
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium fontanum
DaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHesgen LwydCarex divulsaHesgen LwydCarex divulsaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum