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Higher Blagrove Copse

11 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome11 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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Wren, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Wren, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Pedunculate Oak, Hazel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya variata, Pegoplata aestiva, Botanophila striolata +73 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Hylemya variata, Pegoplata aestiva, Botanophila striolata +73 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Sage, Broad-leaved Dock, Nipplewort +131 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Wood Sage, Broad-leaved Dock, Nipplewort +131 more · last seen 2016

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A glimpse of the pond at Higher Blagrove

A glimpse of the pond at Higher Blagrove

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