Stibb's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.79063, -1.73434
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Cockchafer +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Avon Valley Path Walking route 55 km ▾
Named route Ref AVP Length 55 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Castleman Trailway Walking route 26.5 km ▾
Named route Ref CT Length 26.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Stouts Lane public footpath · 98 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 98 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Tyrrell Blue Trail Cycling route ▾
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map C17 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C17 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 571 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 571 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Tyrrell Red Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Buttercup field south of Braggers Lane
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Wildlife to spot
6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Canada Goose · Mallard +53
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Snipe Gallinago gallinago Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Wood Cricket · Common Cockchafer · Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,888 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Canada Goose · Mallard +53
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Snipe Gallinago gallinago Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Greylag Goose Anser anser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coot Fulica atra Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Rabbit
Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Wood Cricket · Common Cockchafer · Stag Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca 