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Elmside Coppice

14 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.77179, -2.69535

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
PROWpublic footpath · 334 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 334 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 267Cycling route
Named routeRef 267National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route171 m
Named routeRef 2Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 267Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m
Named routeRef 2Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 2Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ruscombe Lanebridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poorton, gate & stile

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Poorton, gate & stile

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MAPPERTON HOUSEHistoric site2.5 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill FarmHistoric site1.6 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Eggardon Hill FortHistoric site3.9 km→✦Parnham HouseHistoric site4.7 km→🌱(pub)Urban park1.2 km→

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