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Bolt Wood Coppice

16 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.43008, -0.70659

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Weld, White Campion +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Weld, White Campion +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route690 m
Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Ordnance Survey Trig Pillar S6784

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ordnance Survey Trig Pillar S6784

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