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Eden Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

50.97411, -2.03446

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Blackbird
  • 🐕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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Ramsons, Spindle · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

Named route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Longcroft Roadpublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Shire Rackpublic footpath · 1.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmPath type: footway
Longcroft Roadpublic footpath · 925 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 925 mPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath, Chase Woods

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Chase Woods

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Nearby places

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✦LARMER TREE GROUNDSHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Larmer Tree GardensUrban park4.2 km→✦RUSHMORE PARKHistoric site2.6 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British settlement remains on Woodcutts Common, 850m south east and 845m SSE of Arundell CottagesHistoric site1.9 km→✦A complex of Iron Age and Romano-British settlement on Berwick Down centred 700m south east of Ashcombe FarmHistoric site3.6 km→✦Scrubbity Barrows: a round barrow cemetery in Scrubbity CoppiceHistoric site1.6 km→

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