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Fourteen Acre Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.81492, -3.01141

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 33Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route863 m
Named routeRef 33Length 863 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fourteen Acre Copse

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fourteen Acre Copse

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🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🐄Mole Avon Country StoresVisitor farm4.1 km→🐄Axe Valley Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.1 km→✦Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury FarmHistoric site4.9 km→✦Membury CastleHistoric site900 m→

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