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Cooper's Hill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 4

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Memorial Route, RunnymedeWalking route3.7 km

This route takes you to all the memorials and artworks at Runnymede, and through the woods to the Commonwealth Airforce Memorial with its lovely views. This route includes some steps and slopes that can be slippery/muddy.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Egham to Runnymede Countryside Circular Walk, RunnymedeWalking route5.9 km

Wander through woodlands, wetlands & open wildflower meadows home to the birthplace of the Magna Carta. This circular takes you round Runnymede nature reserve, Langham Pond & ancient woodlands, which form a SSSI, for their rare species & the wildflowers

Named routeLength 5.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Colne Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Oak Lanepublic footpath · 496 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 496 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Thames Pathpublic footpath · 133 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
Fifty State Stepspublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface settPath type: steps
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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Windsor and Maidenhead LCNCycling route
Named routeRef Ascot to WindsorLocal cycle route
Spelthorne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Link to National Route 61Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network route 4 Chertsey/Weybridge braidCycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

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