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Oldmixon Copse - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.31014, -2.95948

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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
  • ☕Bleadon Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Café

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Old Wallpublic footpath · 322 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 322 mPath type: track
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston-super-Mare CycleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route856 m
Named routeRef 33Length 856 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 33Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Purn Hill excavations

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Purn Hill excavations

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