Long Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 95 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 95 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.14282, -3.18827
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 🅿️ Dead Woman's Ditch 43m away — 4 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 🅿️ Dead Woman's Ditch 43m away — 4 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 — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +65 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 — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Castles & Coast Way Walking route 21 km ▾
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Quantock Greenway Walking route 62.5 km ▾
Named route Length 62.5 km Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map West Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDW Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 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.
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Wildlife to spot
10,432 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,432 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +15
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,432 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin +41
Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker +15
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi2025
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