Long Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 61 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › South West › Dorset Getting here
50.69307, -2.24608
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 🅿️ Event Parking 169m away — 20 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 🅿️ Event Parking 169m away — 20 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Purbeck Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 Frome Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lulworth Walk 4 Walking route ▾
Water Meadow Lane public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Lytchett Lane public footpath · 62 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 62 m Path type: residential
Show on map Redbridge public footpath · 14 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 14 m Path type: footway
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lawrence Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Purbeck Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Regional cycle route
Show on map East Lulworth Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 44 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 44 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 372 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 372 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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Wildlife to spot
23,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +51
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Barn Owl Tyto alba Snipe Gallinago gallinago Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Water Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Carabus arvensis · Eristalis tenax · Banded Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +51
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Common Gull Larus canus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Barn Owl Tyto alba Snipe Gallinago gallinago Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redwing Turdus iliacus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Water Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Carabus arvensis · Eristalis tenax · Banded Demoiselle · Keeled Skimmer +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025 