Long Coppice - Woodland plantation
7 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.76440, -1.96694
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route▾
Walk at Eye Bridge and Pamphill, Kingston LacyWalking route5.4 km▾
Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill Green and Moor, Kingston LacyWalking route2.8 km▾
Grass, gravel tracks and a short stretch on a path, undulating and rough in parts, with easy ascents and descents. The walk may be wet in winter.
Named routeLength 2.8 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Pamphill and Cowgrove, Kingston LacyWalking route4.5 km▾
Gravel and grass tracks with a short distance on a country lane. Undulating going down into the valley and back. Ground can become very wet in winter.
Named routeLength 4.5 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at the Beech Avenue and Droves, Kingston LacyWalking route3.8 km▾
Follows mostly grassed tracks.
Named routeLength 3.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
173 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route▾
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route▾
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
26,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,685 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Robin · Crossbill +24
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +32
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Syrphus
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Delicate Germanderwort +4
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,685 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Stonechat · Woodpigeon · Robin · Crossbill +24
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser +32
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Syrphus
Kneiff's Feather-moss · Ulota crispula · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides · Creeping Fingerwort · Delicate Germanderwort +4
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Ulota crispulaUlota crispula
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans
- Delicate GermanderwortRiccardia multifida
- Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisCommon PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustrisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funestaStag BeetleLucanus cervusStag BeetleLucanus cervusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorHeath Bee-flyBombylius minorDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaBruch's Pincushion
Bruch's Pincushion
Ulota bruchii
Ulota bruchii
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesBermuda-grassCynodon dactylonBermuda-grassCynodon dactylon