Half Hide Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.94861, -2.06678
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 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodlark, Firecrest +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodlark, Firecrest +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Green Alkanet, Ash +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cranborne Droves Way Walking route ▾
The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Shire Rack Walking route ▾
Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border
Named route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Hardy Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ferney Way public footpath · 201 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 201 m Path type: service
Show on map Shire Rack public footpath · 2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2 km Path type: footway
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map North Dorset Cycle Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Dorset Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Loop Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map Cranborne Droves Way Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,714 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Firecrest · Robin · Hobby · Blue Tit +40
Woodlark Lullula arborea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Noctule · Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +3
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Speckled Wood +5
Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Alkanet · Ash · Pyramidal Orchid · Toothwort · Borage +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Borage Borago officinalis2024 Beech Fagus sylvatica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,714 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodlark · Firecrest · Robin · Hobby · Blue Tit +40
Woodlark Lullula arborea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Hobby Falco subbuteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Raven Corvus corax Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Noctule · Hedgehog · Eurasian Serotine · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle +3
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Speckled Wood +5
Small White Pieris rapae Large White Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Alkanet · Ash · Pyramidal Orchid · Toothwort · Borage +3
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Borage Borago officinalis2024 Beech Fagus sylvatica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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