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Baverstock Long Coppice - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland50 ha

📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

51.11164, -1.95354

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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

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 24Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
First Broad Drivebridleway · 423 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 423 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Second Broad Drivebridleway · 3.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry work at Baverstock Long Coppice

📷 Toby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry work at Baverstock Long Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DINTON PARK (PHILIPPS HOUSE)Historic site4.1 km→✦Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely WoodHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hanging Langford camp and Church-end RingHistoric site2.2 km→✦Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's ChapelHistoric site2.2 km→✦Hamshill ditches and field systemHistoric site3.3 km→✦Grovely DitchHistoric site4.1 km→

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