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Great Copse - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.54262, -1.77354

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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
  • 🅿️Nationwide Car Park A (Visitor & Accessible Parking) 106m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Riverdale Walkpublic footpath · 87 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 482Cycling route
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ladder Lanebridleway · 369 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 369 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Ladder Lanebridleway · 60 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 60 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Great Copse

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Great Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Town GardensUrban park1 km→🌱GWR ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park1 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park1 km→🌱Garden of ReflectionUrban park2 km→

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