Discover Brocton Coppice

Can you see the edge of Brocton Coppice?  Is the wind whispering through the trees, beckoning you to enter?

Many types of beetle feed off dead wood.

• Bark beetles are often the first colonisers of dead wood
• Longhorn beetles are brightly coloured and have long antennae – hence the name ‘Longhorn’.
• Woodworm beetles feed as larvae by tunnelling through the dead wood.
• The lesser stage beetle tunnels in dead wood above ground level.

What you can do to help

• Leave any dead or decaying wood where it is – so as not to disturb fragile ecosystems
• Keep to the paths and bridleways
• Don’t dig or disturb the soil.
• Clean up after your dog.