Keys Copse - Broadleaved woodland
31 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
50.79035, -1.83446
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
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
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Millhams RoadCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
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Wildlife to spot
10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rook · Stock Dove · Goldfinch · Swallow · Woodcock +36
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Sand Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Silver-studded Blue · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +22
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,457 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Rook · Stock Dove · Goldfinch · Swallow · Woodcock +36
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Sand Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Sand LizardLacerta agilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Silver-studded Blue · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White +22
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Wood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvatica2025Wood Tiger BeetleCicindela sylvatica2025PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxLeucophoraLeucophora2025LeucophoraLeucophora2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Platynaspis luteorubraPlatynaspis luteorubra2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus2025Reptalus quinquecostatusReptalus quinquecostatus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024GraylingHipparchia semele2024Events & activities nearby
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