Parsonage Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 101 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 101 ha
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50.79124, -2.68760
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +177 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking 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 PROW public footpath · 368 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 368 m Path type: footway
Show on map PROW public footpath · 1.9 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.9 km Path type: footway
Show on map W21/44 public footpath · 434 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 434 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 222 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 222 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 106 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 106 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
W21/52 bridleway · 449 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 449 m Path type: track
Show on map W21/48 bridleway · 5 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 5 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map W21/48 bridleway · 1.5 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.5 km Surface grass 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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Wildlife to spot
4,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,121 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wigeon +31
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Polecat · Hazel Dormouse · Common Dolphin · Mole
Polecat Mustela putorius Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum Carabus problematicus Butter Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap +3
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Snowy Waxcap Great Horsetail · Pedunculate Oak · Yellow Pimpernel · Wood-sedge · Red Currant +75
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025 Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025 Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,121 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wigeon +31
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2024 Ruff Calidris pugnax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Polecat · Hazel Dormouse · Common Dolphin · Mole
Polecat Mustela putorius Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis2024 Mole Talpa europaea2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Minotaur Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket +3
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum Carabus problematicus Butter Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap +3
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Snowy Waxcap Great Horsetail · Pedunculate Oak · Yellow Pimpernel · Wood-sedge · Red Currant +75
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2025 Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025 Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2024 Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica
Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica 2025
2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2025
Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2025
Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2025
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2025
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum2025
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2025
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2025
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Small Leaved Elm Ulmus minor2025
Small Leaved Elm Ulmus minor2025
Red Oak Quercus rubra2025
Red Oak Quercus rubra2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
European Larch Larix decidua2025
European Larch Larix decidua2025
Box Buxus sempervirens2025
Box Buxus sempervirens2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2025
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2024
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2024
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2024
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2024
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024 