Troublefield Copse - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.78464, -1.82610
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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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km▾
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
Poole to Ferndown Proposed CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef S5-pLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to Tricketts CrossCycling route▾
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
Ferndown Schools Cycle&Walking RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Leigh Road Wimborne RoadCycling route▾
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Beaver
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BeaverCastor fiber
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +41
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Minotaur Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Badger · Rabbit · Beaver
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BeaverCastor fiber
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sand Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +41
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
- Minotaur Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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