Coppingford Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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52.40648, -0.27416
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Striated Feather-moss, Cleavers, Common Feather-moss +66 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Bramble, Great Scented Liverwort +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 163 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 163 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 378 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 378 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Bullock Road (TROd byway) byway open to all traffic · 1.7 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.7 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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9,764 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,764 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pochard Aythya ferina Merlin Falco columbarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Weasel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Weasel Mustela nivalis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Dorytomus dejeani · Anthonomus pedicularius · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Aphrophora alni +14
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024 Rhogogaster Rhogogaster Ash · Common Striated Feather-moss · Cleavers · Rough Meadow-grass · False-brome +36
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022 Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2022 Cleavers Galium aparine2022 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2022 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2022 Violet Viola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,764 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Chiffchaff +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Pochard Aythya ferina Merlin Falco columbarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Weasel · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Weasel Mustela nivalis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Dorytomus dejeani · Anthonomus pedicularius · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Aphrophora alni +14
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024 Rhogogaster Rhogogaster Ash · Common Striated Feather-moss · Cleavers · Rough Meadow-grass · False-brome +36
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2022 Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2022 Cleavers Galium aparine2022 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2022 False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2022 Violet Viola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Empis livida Empis livida2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2023
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2023
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023 2022
2022
Crataegus Crataegus2022
Crataegus Crataegus2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2022
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2022
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2022
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2022
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2022
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2022
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2022
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2022
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Field Maple Acer campestre2022
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2022
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2022
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2022
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2022
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2022
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2022
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2022
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2022
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2022
Rosa canina Rosa canina2022
Rosa canina Rosa canina2022
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Black Bryony Tamus communis2022
Black Bryony Tamus communis2022
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022
Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2022
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2022
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2022
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2022
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2022
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2022
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2022
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2022
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa2022
Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa2022
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2022
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2022
Hair-pointed Feather-moss Cirriphyllum piliferum2022
Pellia Pellia2022
Pellia Pellia2022
Remote Sedge Carex remota2022
Remote Sedge Carex remota2022
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2022
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2022 