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Great Meadow Copse

17 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Barn Owl, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Barn Owl, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +64 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Soft-rush, Marsh-bedstraw +136 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hazel, Soft-rush, Marsh-bedstraw +136 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Rackleigh Lanepublic footpath · 546 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 546 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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