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Poorground Copse

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.07608, -2.48271

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Wood Bristle-moss +81 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Painted Lady, Glow-worm +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +2 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Somerset Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Hell Ladder Lanerestricted byway · 1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ornamental pond at The Newt

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ornamental pond at The Newt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Moat GardenUrban park2.5 km→✦A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park PondHistoric site2.5 km→✦REDLYNCH PARKHistoric site3.9 km→✦Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's SchoolHistoric site4.4 km→🌱FairfieldUrban park3.1 km→✦The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St MaryHistoric site4.5 km→

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