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Bywood Copse

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.87775, -3.19964

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 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 — Bluebell, Common Dog-violet, Bracken +294 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Bramble, Common Nettle +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +89 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +89 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunkeswell: the edge of Bywood Copse

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunkeswell: the edge of Bywood Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site4.5 km→✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site4.5 km→✦Dunkeswell AbbeyHistoric site2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⚽Longmead FieldPlaying field4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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