Hoe Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.97145, -1.99993
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Wood Anemone, Ramsons +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small White +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 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 Shire Rack public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Path type: footway
Show on map Shire Rack public footpath · 1.7 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.7 km Path type: footway
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cranborne Droves Way Trail Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Woodland path in Hoe coppice, Sixpenny Handley
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Wildlife to spot
13,609 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,609 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Great Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Broad Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sicus ferrugineus · Face Fly · Volucella inflata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025 Perennial Rye-grass · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Cowslip +8
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cleavers Galium aparine Cowslip Primula veris Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,609 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Song Thrush · Great Tit +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Broad Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Sicus ferrugineus · Face Fly · Volucella inflata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025 Perennial Rye-grass · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Cowslip +8
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Cleavers Galium aparine Cowslip Primula veris Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
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