Privet Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 95 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 95 ha
Places › England › South West › Wiltshire Getting here
51.02884, -2.09670
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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Enchanter's-nightshade, Ribwort Plantain +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 19 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 Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
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 National Byway (Tisbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB 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 ▾
1 public path 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
6,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Robin · Mallard +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +5
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Polydrusus formosus · Red Admiral · Peacock +15
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood Anemone · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Pellitory-of-the-wall
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Robin · Mallard +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +5
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Polydrusus formosus · Red Admiral · Peacock +15
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood Anemone · Rue-leaved Saxifrage · Pellitory-of-the-wall
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Stoat Mustela erminea
Stoat Mustela erminea
Polecat Mustela putorius2024
Polecat Mustela putorius2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Neoascia Neoascia2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2024
Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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