Shepherds Copse
✦ Ancient woodland86 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha
Getting here
50.93222, -1.62909
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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
- 🅿️Roundhill 6m away — 16 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
- 🅿️Roundhill 6m away — 16 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Firecrest +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodlark, Dartford Warbler, Firecrest +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Spearwort, Round-leaved Sundew, Wall Screw-moss +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
3 signed routes nearby
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1 signed route nearby
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Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,623 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,623 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodlark · Firecrest · Dartford Warbler · Raven · Hobby +38
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- RavenCorvus corax
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Smooth Snake · Adder
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
- AdderVipera berus
Gorse Shieldbug · Mycophaga testacea · Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +2
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris
Round-leaved Sundew
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,623 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodlark · Firecrest · Dartford Warbler · Raven · Hobby +38
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- RavenCorvus corax
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
Smooth Snake · Adder
- Smooth SnakeCoronella austriaca
- AdderVipera berus
Gorse Shieldbug · Mycophaga testacea · Minotaur Beetle · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +2
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris
Round-leaved Sundew
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Events & activities nearby
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