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Long Copse - Conifer woodland

18 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.91946, -1.89206

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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
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Bramble +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, House Martin, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, House Martin, Chaffinch +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Daisy, Bluebell +112 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Daisy, Bluebell +112 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pye Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cranborne, drove

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cranborne, drove

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Nearby places

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✦CRANBORNE MANORHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Verwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Ferrett GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Verwood GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site1.5 km→✦Two linear earthworks, two barrows and Iron Age and Romano-British settlements on Tidpit Common DownHistoric site4.8 km→

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