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Stonehill Copse - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.12650, -2.12217

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route12.1 km
Named routeRef 24Length 12.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foxgloves in coniferous woodland

📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foxgloves in coniferous woodland

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point PondHistoric site1.5 km→✦Romano-British village on Tytherington HillHistoric site2.8 km→🌽Hindon Allotment GardensAllotments3.8 km→✦Long barrow 250m east of Boyton Field BarnHistoric site4.1 km→✦Round barrow NE of Sheephouse FarmHistoric site4.4 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m west of Mount PleasantHistoric site4.9 km→

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