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Blake's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

50.95352, -3.07664

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 432m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Eyebright, Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Harepathbridleway · 540 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 540 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Harepathbridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Harepathbridleway · 198 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 198 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Staple Fitzpaine : Whitford Copse Footpath

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Staple Fitzpaine : Whitford Copse Footpath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦POUNDISFORD PARKHistoric site3.7 km→🦉OTTERHEAD LAKESNature reserve4.5 km→✦Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle PlantationHistoric site3.3 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site3.3 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site3.5 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site4.4 km→

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