Little Coppice - Conifer woodland
33 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
54.37854, -3.18757
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
26 public paths nearby
Public paths
Birks Bridgebridleway · 10 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Tree Pipit · Willow Warbler +33
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Large Red Damselfly · Dark Regal-sawfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Awl Robberfly · Dark Sawfly +6
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus
- Dark SawflyTenthredo atra
- Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus
- Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Yorkshire-fog · Carnation Sedge · Greater Western Scaly Male Fern · Holly · Tormentil +74
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,677 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Tree Pipit · Willow Warbler +33
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RavenCorvus corax
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Large Red Damselfly · Dark Regal-sawfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Awl Robberfly · Dark Sawfly +6
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Dark Regal-sawflyNematus latipes
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus
- Dark SawflyTenthredo atra
- Brachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentus
- Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Yorkshire-fog · Carnation Sedge · Greater Western Scaly Male Fern · Holly · Tormentil +74
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Greater Western Scaly Male FernDryopteris affinis subsp. paleaceolobata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) capraiWater CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) capraiNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicinaHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Downy BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTawny SedgeCarex hostianaTawny SedgeCarex hostianaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaCreeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secundaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusTrichophorumTrichophorumTrichophorumTrichophorumSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisParsley FernCryptogramma crispaParsley FernCryptogramma crispaMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataBogbeanMenyanthes trifoliataWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumBog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWhite SedgeCarex canescensWhite SedgeCarex canescensRibes rubrumRibes rubrumRibes rubrumRibes rubrumSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masEvents & activities nearby
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