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Adder's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.86193, -1.96646

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Silky Forklet-moss, Overleaf Pellia +68 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston LacyWalking route9.6 km

The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Walk at Badbury Rings and The Oaks, Kingston LacyWalking route6.1 km

Grass, undulating and rough in parts, gravel tracks, easy ascents and descents.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The woodland trail at Kingston Lacy, Kingston LacyWalking route4.6 km

The trail follows a smooth, flat gravel track about 2m (6'6") wide, which is clearly signed. The track is ideal for walkers, runners and cyclists of all ages and abilities.

Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Kingston Lacy Woodland TrailCycling route
Named route
National Route 256Cycling route
Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route731 m
Named routeRef 256Length 731 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 256Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chalbury Common, fingerpost

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Chalbury Common, fingerpost

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Useful places within 5 km

✦CRICHEL HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Horton TowerHistoric site600 m→🌱Haythorne CommonUrban park1.5 km→✦Bull Barrow on Holt HeathHistoric site3.7 km→✦Medieval settlement at Brockington, immediately north east of Brockington FarmHistoric site3.9 km→