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Damerhill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.74316, -2.23371

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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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Physocephala rufipes, Liparus coronatus, Coriomeris denticulatus +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Purbeck RideCycling route
Named routeRef 6Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route372 m
Named routeRef 2Length 372 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

27 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebridleway · 753 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 753 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate, Damer Hill

📷 Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate, Damer Hill

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🌱Souls Moor and Bere Stream Nature ReserveUrban park1.3 km→✦The Hundred Barrow, a bowl barrow 350m south west of Chalk Pit FarmHistoric site900 m→✦Bowl barrow in Piddle Wood, 530m north east of Gate BarnHistoric site1.4 km→✦Manorial settlement at Court FarmHistoric site1.6 km→✦WoodburyHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hillfort, ridge and furrow, holy well and medieval chapel on Woodbury HillHistoric site2.3 km→

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