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Northmead Copse - Mixed woodland

6 ha

📷 John Palmer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.74380, -2.01290

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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 199m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

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

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cordite WayWalking route
Named route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Ropers Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway Poole to WarehamCycling route
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Poole Harbour Trails - CCycling route
Named routeRef pht-cLocal cycle route
C7Cycling route
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Parkstone QuietwayCycling route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Poole Harbour Trails - ACycling route
Named routeRef pht-aLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Castleman Trailwaybridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Castleman Trailwaybridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mPath type: bridleway
Roman Roadbridleway · 24 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mPath type: bridleway
Castleman Trailwaybridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mPath type: bridleway
Castleman Trailwaybridleway · 14 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge , Upton Heath

📷 John Palmer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge , Upton Heath

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Upton Country ParkUrban park1.1 km→🏞️UPTONCountry park900 m→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Harbourside ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hamworthy ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hamworthy ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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