Stoneley Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.02465, -2.88821
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 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Mute Swan, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Mute Swan, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Regional walking route
Show on map River Parrett Trail Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Ref RPT Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way West Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map South Drove public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Path type: service
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Somerset Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network route 339 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 339 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 339 Length 8.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 15.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 15.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Sheep grazing around the Burton Pynsent monument
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Wildlife to spot
15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Little Egret · Marsh Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +24
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,727 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Little Egret · Marsh Tit · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +24
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Barn Owl Tyto alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Azure Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025 