Winter's Coppice

Wood, Forest in Dorset

England

Winter's Coppice

Deans Drove
Deans Drove Credit: Alex McGregor

Winter's Coppice is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Dorset, England. Covering an area of approximately 100 acres, it is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and photographers alike. The coppice is situated in a secluded valley, surrounded by rolling hills and meandering streams, offering visitors a tranquil and serene environment.

The woodland is primarily composed of native broadleaf trees, such as oak, beech, and ash, which create a dense and rich canopy overhead. These majestic trees provide a habitat for a diverse range of wildlife, including deer, foxes, badgers, and a variety of bird species. The forest floor is adorned with a carpet of bluebells in the spring, transforming the woodland into a stunning sea of purple and green.

Numerous walking trails wind their way through Winter's Coppice, offering visitors the opportunity to explore and immerse themselves in the beauty of nature. The paths vary in difficulty, catering to both casual strollers and experienced hikers. Along the trails, visitors may encounter charming wooden benches and picnic areas, providing ideal spots to rest and enjoy a packed lunch amidst the tranquil surroundings.

The coppice is managed by local authorities, who ensure the preservation and conservation of its natural beauty. They organize guided tours and educational programs, allowing visitors to learn about the woodland's history, ecology, and the importance of sustainable forest management.

Overall, Winter's Coppice in Dorset is a remarkable woodland that offers a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Its stunning scenery, diverse wildlife, and well-maintained trails make it a must-visit destination for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

If you have any feedback on the listing, please let us know in the comments section below.

Winter's Coppice Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.767326/-2.0860204 or Grid Reference SY9496. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Deans Drove
Deans Drove
Entrance to Lytchett Matravers Primary School
Entrance to Lytchett Matravers Primary School
Samuel Crumpler's Oak Tree, Old Park, Lytchett Matravers See also: 
<a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5129868">SY9295 : The Giant and the Dwarf</a>

A COUNTRY TRAGEDY
By Beau Parke 
Samuel Crumpler paid the price for being so nice 
and trusting with his bull; 
He walked the field that blistering Summer's day 
whilst checking acreage and gauging chores 
unmindful of his young and powerful charge. 
Then suddenly the animal took pace 
and rushed and roared and snorted t'wards his face, 
whilst Sam stepped back, yet still believed 
the bull was easy to contain: 
But on it went, momentum built 
to such a speed and strength that Sam, alarmed, 
tried frantic'ly to reach for branches of the nearby oak, 
but failed to get the leverage he needed now 
to avoid its frenzied, maddened surge; 
He yelled in terrifying pain as he was pinned against 
the trunk and gored relentlessly by this unreal, unreasoning 
monster that he'd fed and nurtured from a calf; 
The blood was spurting forth as sweat and slime and slaver 
from the bull was intermixed with gore, 
and bones were crushed till Samuel Crumpler's broken frame 
was tossed into the air, now cruelly 
scythed and crunched beyond all comprehension. 

His sorrowing widow and nine sons and daughters 
saw him laid to rest a few days later 
in the Village Churchyard, knowing that local history 
had been made at his expense for trusting that 
young bull and lowering his guard. 
Samuel Crumpler, wheelwright, carpenter and sometime farmer died, 
aged fifty-five, in 1849; a kind and strong and gallant, 
some say foolish, family man.
Samuel Crumpler's Oak Tree, Old Park, Lytchett Matravers
See also: SY9295 : The Giant and the Dwarf A COUNTRY TRAGEDY By Beau Parke Samuel Crumpler paid the price for being so nice and trusting with his bull; He walked the field that blistering Summer's day whilst checking acreage and gauging chores unmindful of his young and powerful charge. Then suddenly the animal took pace and rushed and roared and snorted t'wards his face, whilst Sam stepped back, yet still believed the bull was easy to contain: But on it went, momentum built to such a speed and strength that Sam, alarmed, tried frantic'ly to reach for branches of the nearby oak, but failed to get the leverage he needed now to avoid its frenzied, maddened surge; He yelled in terrifying pain as he was pinned against the trunk and gored relentlessly by this unreal, unreasoning monster that he'd fed and nurtured from a calf; The blood was spurting forth as sweat and slime and slaver from the bull was intermixed with gore, and bones were crushed till Samuel Crumpler's broken frame was tossed into the air, now cruelly scythed and crunched beyond all comprehension. His sorrowing widow and nine sons and daughters saw him laid to rest a few days later in the Village Churchyard, knowing that local history had been made at his expense for trusting that young bull and lowering his guard. Samuel Crumpler, wheelwright, carpenter and sometime farmer died, aged fifty-five, in 1849; a kind and strong and gallant, some say foolish, family man.
The Giant and the Dwarf This veteran Oak tree is dwarfed by its infant neighbour. It soaks up the negative energy emitted by the pylons. For more information about this oak tree, see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5129861">SY9295 : Samuel Crumpler's Oak Tree, Old Park, Lytchett Matravers</a>.
The Giant and the Dwarf
This veteran Oak tree is dwarfed by its infant neighbour. It soaks up the negative energy emitted by the pylons. For more information about this oak tree, see SY9295 : Samuel Crumpler's Oak Tree, Old Park, Lytchett Matravers.
Lytchett Matravers, brook Originating from a spring nearby, flowing down to join Sherford River.
Lytchett Matravers, brook
Originating from a spring nearby, flowing down to join Sherford River.
Lytchett Matravers, footpath From Deans Drove, following the course of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5353610">SY9494 : Lytchett Matravers, brook</a>.
Lytchett Matravers, footpath
From Deans Drove, following the course of SY9494 : Lytchett Matravers, brook.
Lytchett Matravers, Deans Drove Village road with a hollow (caused or used by <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5353610">SY9494 : Lytchett Matravers, brook</a>) from Foxhills Road to Wareham Road.
Lytchett Matravers, Deans Drove
Village road with a hollow (caused or used by SY9494 : Lytchett Matravers, brook) from Foxhills Road to Wareham Road.
Lytchett Matravers Primary School On Wareham Road: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.lytchettmatraversprimary.org.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.lytchettmatraversprimary.org.uk/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Lytchett Matravers Primary School
On Wareham Road: LinkExternal link
Lytchett Matravers, store General store and family butchers, on Wareham Road.
Lytchett Matravers, store
General store and family butchers, on Wareham Road.
Lytchett Matravers, power lines Striding across grazing land.
Lytchett Matravers, power lines
Striding across grazing land.
Lytchett Matravers, bridleway Through grazing land, from Middle Road to Halls Road.
Lytchett Matravers, bridleway
Through grazing land, from Middle Road to Halls Road.
Lytchett Matravers, caravans Traditional Dorset shepherd's caravans, in a field next to <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5356590">SY9394 : Lytchett Matravers, bridleway</a>.
Lytchett Matravers, caravans
Traditional Dorset shepherd's caravans, in a field next to SY9394 : Lytchett Matravers, bridleway.
Old Milestone by Huntick Road, east of Lytchett Matravers Carved stone post by the UC road, in parish of LYTCHETT MATRAVERS (PURBECK District), Huntick Road, by West end of "Alder Rise" garden in thicket on embankment 3m from road, on South side of road. Poole stone, erected by the Poole turnpike trust in the 18th century. 

Inscription reads:-
VI
Miles from
Poole
Gate

Milestone Society National ID: DO_POLM06.
Old Milestone by Huntick Road, east of Lytchett Matravers
Carved stone post by the UC road, in parish of LYTCHETT MATRAVERS (PURBECK District), Huntick Road, by West end of "Alder Rise" garden in thicket on embankment 3m from road, on South side of road. Poole stone, erected by the Poole turnpike trust in the 18th century. Inscription reads:- VI Miles from Poole Gate Milestone Society National ID: DO_POLM06.
East Morden, stile On the footpath from Cockett Hill to Dolman's Hill; electric fence for a horse paddock, left.
East Morden, stile
On the footpath from Cockett Hill to Dolman's Hill; electric fence for a horse paddock, left.
East Morden, footpath Along a scrubby field margin, from Dolman's Hill to Cockett Hill.
East Morden, footpath
Along a scrubby field margin, from Dolman's Hill to Cockett Hill.
Old Direction Sign - Signpost by High Street, Lytchett Matravers Annulus and bar finial - 4 arms; Dorset halo with NGR by the UC road, in parish of Lytchett Matravers (Purbeck District), Lytchett Matravers, junction of High Street with Limekiln Road, on verge.

Surveyed

Milestone Society National ID: DO_SY9495A
Old Direction Sign - Signpost by High Street, Lytchett Matravers
Annulus and bar finial - 4 arms; Dorset halo with NGR by the UC road, in parish of Lytchett Matravers (Purbeck District), Lytchett Matravers, junction of High Street with Limekiln Road, on verge. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DO_SY9495A
Old Direction Sign - Signpost by Wimborne Road, Lytchett Matravers Annulus and bar finial - 3 arms; Dorset halo with NGR by the UC road, in parish of Lytchett Matravers (Purbeck District), junction with Lime Kiln, Wimborne and Wareham Roads, on verge.

Surveyed

Milestone Society National ID: DO_SY9495B
Old Direction Sign - Signpost by Wimborne Road, Lytchett Matravers
Annulus and bar finial - 3 arms; Dorset halo with NGR by the UC road, in parish of Lytchett Matravers (Purbeck District), junction with Lime Kiln, Wimborne and Wareham Roads, on verge. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DO_SY9495B
Stile and footpath, Lytchett Matravers The footpath is part of the 13 mile, Wareham Forest Way.
Stile and footpath, Lytchett Matravers
The footpath is part of the 13 mile, Wareham Forest Way.
Show me another place!

Winter's Coppice is located at Grid Ref: SY9496 (Lat: 50.767326, Lng: -2.0860204)

Unitary Authority: Dorset

Police Authority: Dorset

What 3 Words

///powder.flukes.clocking. Near Lytchett Matravers, Dorset

Related Wikis

St Mary the Virgin, Lytchett Matravers

St Mary the Virgin is the Church of England parish church of Lytchett Matravers in Dorset. Its parish is part of the Diocese of Salisbury. The building...

Lytchett Matravers

Lytchett Matravers is a large village and civil parish in Dorset, England. The 2011 census recorded the parish as having 1,439 households and a population...

Barrow Hill, Dorset

Barrow Hill is a small settlement in Dorset, England, situated in the East Dorset administrative district on the A350 road approximately 4 miles (6.4 km...

Charborough House

Charborough House, also known as Charborough Park, is a Grade I listed building, the manor house of the ancient manor of Charborough. The house is between...

Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 50.767326,-2.0860204
Power: tower
Source: Bing
Lat/Long: 50.7712081/-2.0864686
Power: tower
Source: Bing
Lat/Long: 50.7695796/-2.0907924
Man Made: utility_pole
Material: wood
Operator: BT OpenReach
Ref: 18A
Source: survey
Utility: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7665369/-2.0926769
Distribution Point: yes
Man Made: utility_pole
Material: wood
Operator: BT OpenReach
Ref: DP7
Source: survey
Utility: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7664656/-2.0921968
Man Made: utility_pole
Material: wood
Operator: BT OpenReach
Ref: 1A
Source: survey
Utility: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7662638/-2.0915625
Man Made: utility_pole
Material: wood
Operator: BT OpenReach
Ref: 2A
Source: survey
Utility: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.764222/-2.0883599
Man Made: utility_pole
Material: wood
Operator: BT OpenReach
Ref: 3A
Source: survey
Utility: telecom
Lat/Long: 50.7638658/-2.0883062
The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

Have you been to Winter's Coppice?

Leave your review of Winter's Coppice below (or comments, questions and feedback).