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Butcher's Coppice

1 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.76497, -1.92101

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pied Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026; Insects — Pied Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

140 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Canford Heath Quiet CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Francis Avenue to BroadstoneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bungalows in Anchor Road

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bungalows in Anchor Road

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🌱Bytheway FieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱PelhamsUrban park1.6 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱King George's Charity FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱Winton Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→

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