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Higher Shute's Copse - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.93886, -3.06912

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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
  • 🅿️Staple Hill Car Park 87m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Picnic spot on Staple Hill loop walk

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Picnic spot on Staple Hill loop walk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OTTERHEAD LAKESNature reserve3.4 km→✦Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle PlantationHistoric site2.2 km→✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site4.8 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site2.2 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site2.4 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site3.4 km→

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