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Parsonage Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland101 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome101 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black Redstart, Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Butter Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Slimy Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 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
PROWpublic footpath · 368 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 368 mPath type: footway
PROWpublic footpath · 1.9 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
W21/44public footpath · 434 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 434 mSurface grassPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 2Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 2Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.9 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

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
W21/52bridleway · 449 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 449 mPath type: track
W21/48bridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface grassPath type: track
W21/48bridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

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