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Collard's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Coal Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Coal Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Russet Toughshank, Charcoal Burner +174 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Russet Toughshank, Charcoal Burner +174 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Autumn Hawkweed, Wild Strawberry, Barren Strawberry +36 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Autumn Hawkweed, Yorkshire-fog, Tufted Hair-grass +137 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Forest Cuckoo Bee, Early Bumblebee, Dark Bush-cricket +150 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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