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Long Close Copse

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.82273, -3.06464

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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

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Mint, Yorkshire-fog, Hazel +228 more · last seen 2020

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, House Martin, Tawny Owl +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, House Martin, Tawny Owl +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

20 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 route148 m
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 33Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route414 m
Named routeRef 33Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trig Point on Beacon Hill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig Point on Beacon Hill

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🌱Burrow Farm GardensUrban park4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Beckford BridgeHistoric site2.2 km→✦Membury CastleHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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