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Lower Woods Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.79236, -2.77013

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 23 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
W43/13public footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W43/8public footpath · 302 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 302 mPath type: footway
W21/61public footpath · 475 m

Walked line in woodland leading to junctions with W43/8 & W36/55 varies from definitive.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 475 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 2Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m
Named routeRef 2Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
W43/45bridleway · 185 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 185 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W43/45bridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Norton Lane (W36/64)bridleway · 424 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 424 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
W43/45bridleway · 313 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 313 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields near Luccombe Farm

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields near Luccombe Farm

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Nearby places

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⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦MAPPERTON HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→✦Parnham HouseHistoric site2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⚽Beaminster Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field3 km→✦Beaminster ManorHistoric site3.6 km→

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