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Middle Coppice

11 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.69809, -2.13933

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 388m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2026; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Rosemary Beetle · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Purbeck WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wareham Forest WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Frome Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Poole Harbour Trails 3Walking route
Named routeRef 3Local walking route
Carey Roadpublic footpath · 289 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 289 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wareham/PooleCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
Lawrence RideCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Castle RideCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sika TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wareham, deer grazing

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wareham, deer grazing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wareham Town Walls and Castle RemainsHistoric site2.4 km→✦Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keepHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Northmoor ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦St Martin's ChurchHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Bestwall ParkUrban park3 km→

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