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Scite Coppice - Woodland plantation

14 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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50.81408, -2.71769

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km

Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wessex RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef WRRegional walking route

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

W21/29 (Hardy Way)public footpath · 168 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: service

W21/27public footpath · 182 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 182 mSurface grassPath type: footway

W21/29 (Hardy Way)public footpath · 360 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 360 mPath type: footway

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeListed length 207km

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

W21/18bridleway · 1.1 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springautumn

2025

Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Greenfinch +24

Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great TitParus major2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Common Dolphin +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Common Cockchafer · Common Blue Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Emperor Dragonfly · Limnephilus lunatus +38

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
SyrphusSyrphus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023

🍄

Fungi8 species

autumn

2024

Butter Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap +3

Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,836 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

springautumn

2025

Black Redstart · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Greenfinch +24

Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WigeonMareca penelope
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JackdawColoeus monedula
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Great TitParus major2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Common Dolphin +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2024
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects43 species

summer

2025

Common Cockchafer · Common Blue Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Emperor Dragonfly · Limnephilus lunatus +38

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
SyrphusSyrphus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024
St Marks FlyBibio marci2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023

🍄

Fungi8 species

autumn

2024

Butter Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap · Slimy Waxcap · Parrot Waxcap · Scarlet Waxcap +3

Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Slimy WaxcapGliophorus irrigatus
Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus
Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Blackening WaxcapHygrocybe conica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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