Arrowsmith Coppice - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
50.77241, -1.97640
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Lowland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking 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
148 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
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Wildlife to spot
21,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,851 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Cormorant +30
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meliscaeva auricollis
Ulota crispa s.str. · Bruch's Pincushion · Aloe Haircap · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula +4
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping Fingerwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,851 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Cormorant +30
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +25
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meliscaeva auricollis
Ulota crispa s.str. · Bruch's Pincushion · Aloe Haircap · Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula +4
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii
- Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping Fingerwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLepidozia reptans
Lepidozia reptans
Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifidaDelicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifidaBermuda-grassCynodon dactylonBermuda-grassCynodon dactylonEvents & activities nearby
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