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Saintbury Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland87 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome87 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Dover's Hill 6m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 41 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
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Buckle Streetpublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Buckle Streetpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Buckle Streetpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route573 m
Named routeRef 442Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Buckle Streetbyway open to all traffic · 567 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 567 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Buckle Streetbyway open to all traffic · 160 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 160 mPath type: track
Buckle Streetbyway open to all traffic · 870 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 870 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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