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Dean's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland204 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeHorsesCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome204 ha

Getting here

52.15987, -0.82893

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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
  • 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Cycling

1 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Trail running

3 running route(s)

Free

Forest walks

5 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Northamptonshire RoundWalking route
Named route
Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Hanslope Circular RideWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thatched bench by the path to Wake's Copse

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Thatched bench by the path to Wake's Copse

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✦Horton Hall ParkHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Foxfield Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Foxfield Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦COURTEENHALLHistoric site4.4 km→✦War MemorialHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Memorial GreenUrban park4.2 km→

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