Pidsley Copse - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐴Horses
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.83744, -3.69603
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Swannaton Lanerestricted byway · 1.6 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Otter · Red Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
10-spot Ladybird · Heterotoma planicornis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Helophilus pendulus · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +7
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,421 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Otter · Red Deer · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
10-spot Ladybird · Heterotoma planicornis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Helophilus pendulus · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +7
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021