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Heron's Copse - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.92252, -1.88053

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pye Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road through Bratch Copse

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road through Bratch Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Verwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Ferrett GreenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Verwood GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site1.9 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.7 km→

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