Dumbleton's Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.90717, -1.32092
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🦅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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest TrailWalking route▾
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
New Forest Cycle Routes - other on road routesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,068 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Greenfinch +37
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects55 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Mycophaga testacea · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +50
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Silky Forklet-moss
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,068 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Greenfinch +37
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects55 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Gorse Weevil · Mycophaga testacea · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +50
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Silky Forklet-moss
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas