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Addershill Copse

4 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.89637, -4.08505

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Starling
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging 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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Robin +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Starling, Robin +34 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Variable Webcap, Brown Rollrim +76 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lepidostoma hirtum +335 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Greater Fork-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route608 m
Named routeRef 38Length 608 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 3Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Merton: cottage by Merton Mill Cross

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Merton: cottage by Merton Mill Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Moated site at Grange FarmHistoric site1.4 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds1.8 km→