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Mill Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.80349, -2.82186

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 382m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Neat Feather-moss, Waved Silk-moss +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
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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 route560 m
Named routeRef 2Length 560 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route924 m
Named routeRef 2Length 924 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lewesdon Hill Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface groundPath type: path
Swilletts Lanebridleway · 281 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 281 mPath type: service
Wall Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: service
Wall Lanebridleway · 255 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 255 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Great Beach Coppice

📷 Becky Williamson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Great Beach Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Pilsdon Pen hillfort and associated remainsHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Girt FieldUrban park2.2 km→✦Lewesdon hillfort, 525m north east of Brimbley Coombe FarmHistoric site1.6 km→🌱MeadUrban park2 km→🌱Pilsdon PlotUrban park2 km→

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