Wildlife reserves · South West England
Girdlers Coppice
In or near Okeford Fitzpaine.
Girdlers Coppice — nature reserve in Dorset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Girdlers Coppice is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Dorset, UK". Coordinates: 50.9197°, -2.2872°.
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Summary from the official site
Girdlers Coppice is a nature reserve featuring ancient oak woodland and hazel coppice, rich in biodiversity. Visitors can explore circular walking paths and observe various wildlife, including rare species like dormice and numerous bird species during spring.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Piddles Wood SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Girdlers Coppice is a nature reserve of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, near Sturminster Newton, in Dorset, England. It is an ancient woodland, adjacent to the larger Piddles Wood to the south (across the A357) and bordered by the River Stour to the north. It is included with Piddles Wood as an area designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Access is across fields from the car park for Fiddleford Manor.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Much of the woodland is oak, with hazel coppice; other deciduous trees include aspen and wild service tree. The wood slopes down to a strip of flood meadow by the River Stour, where in summer there are dragonflies and damselflies among the sedges, burdocks and teasels. Flowers in the wood include bluebell, wood anemone, dog violet, greater stitchwort and moschatel. There is a system of rotational coppicing, which creates open areas, encouraging a diversity of wild flowers. Butterflies such as silver-washed fritillary, white admiral and purple hairstreak may be seen in the open areas. Birds to be seen in the wood include residents such as woodpecker, marsh tit, nuthatch and treecreeper, and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9197, -2.2872
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Okeford Fitzpaine
- Postcode
- DT10 2BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Phone
- 01305 264620
- Opening
- Open at all times
- Official site
- www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q107585523 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Girdlers Coppice (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Fiddleford Manor
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Fiddleford Mill House
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Piddles Wood
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Fiddleford Inn
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The Bull Inn
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Bridge 30 Metres West North West Of The Bull Inn
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Sturminster Museum
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Sturminster Newton
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Girdlers Coppice?
- Girdlers Coppice is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DT10 2BX), in the parish of Okeford Fitzpaine.
- What is Girdlers Coppice?
- Girdlers Coppice — nature reserve in Dorset, UK.
- How do I get to Girdlers Coppice?
- Drivers can use postcode DT10 2BX.
- Who runs Girdlers Coppice?
- Girdlers Coppice is operated by Dorset Wildlife Trust.
- Is Girdlers Coppice a protected site?
- Yes — Girdlers Coppice is part of the Piddles Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Girdlers Coppice free to visit?
- Yes, Girdlers Coppice is free to enter.
- How do I get to Girdlers Coppice?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT10 2BX. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Girdlers Coppice?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.