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Butson's Copse

29 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

50.88168, -3.22815

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Rowan +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Grey Wagtail, Woodpigeon +17 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Grey Wagtail, Woodpigeon +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +215 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +215 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Creeping Buttercup, Foxglove +156 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bracken, Creeping Buttercup, Foxglove +156 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Herepath Trail - ChurchstantonWalking route
Named routeRef HTcLocal walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef UFT

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley, Stentwood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley, Stentwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Dunkeswell AbbeyHistoric site1 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Garnsey's Tower (ruin)Historic site3.6 km→⚽Longmead FieldPlaying field3.9 km→

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