Arrowsmith Coppice - Woodland plantation
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.76648, -1.97369
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
🦅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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 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
164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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
Wheelers LaneCycling route▾
Named routeRef BR24Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Path on the plateau, Canford Heath
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Wildlife to spot
29,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,291 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Robin · Crossbill · Treecreeper · Mute Swan +11
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly +23
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Syritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,291 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Robin · Crossbill · Treecreeper · Mute Swan +11
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Eristalis tenax · Common Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax · Emperor Dragonfly +23
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Syritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens
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