Arrowsmith Coppice - Conifer woodland
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.76352, -1.97682
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 18 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
166 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Woodland Footpath, Canford Heath
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Wildlife to spot
30,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,481 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie · Crossbill · Kingfisher +11
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +22
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,481 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Robin · Magpie · Crossbill · Kingfisher +11
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus +22
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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