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Fir Grove Copse - Mixed woodland

3 ha

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.78840, -1.84999

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Ferndown, Stour and Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston LacyWalking route9.6 km

The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Bourne Valley Greenway walkWalking route
Named routeRef BVGLocal walking route
Castleman TrailwayWalking route26.5 km
Named routeRef CTLength 26.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bournemouth to ParleyCycling route
Named routeRef c2Local cycle route
University to AlderneyCycling route
Named routeRef C8Local cycle route
Bourne Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Bourne Valley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Millhams RoadCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Poole to Ferndown Proposed CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef S5-pLocal cycle route
Bournemouth to Tricketts CrossCycling route
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapel Lanebridleway · 443 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 443 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 356 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 356 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bournemouth - Where Giants Come To Rest

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bournemouth - Where Giants Come To Rest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's Charity FieldUrban park3.9 km→🌱PelhamsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Redhill ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Stour Valley ArboretumUrban park2.8 km→🦉STOUR VALLEYNature reserve3 km→

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