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Big Coppice

3 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeFungiBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +48 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +48 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Penny Bun, Blushing Wood Mushroom, Mallrug, Mallryg +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Gentian, Himalayan Balsam, Slender Marsh-bedstraw · last seen 2024; Plants — Marsh Gentian, Himalayan Balsam, Slender Marsh-bedstraw · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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