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Queentree Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.83147, -2.92604

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Moorhen, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Moorhen, Mallard +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 33Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 33Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route213 m
Named routeRef 33Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 33Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 33Length 35 mNational 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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Partway Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track
Partway Lanebridleway · 369 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 369 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field beside Herridge Farm

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field beside Herridge Farm

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