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Stonyclose Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.78324, -2.95240

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Thelopsis corticola, Arthonia vinosa +53 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Thelopsis corticola, Arthonia vinosa +53 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hazel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Broad Buckler-fern, Bluebell +187 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +93 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +93 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 33Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 2Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Glyphosate Lanebridleway · 161 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field above New Park Coppice

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field above New Park Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee FieldUrban park3.5 km→🦉TRINITY HILLNature reserve3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury FarmHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Mole Avon Country StoresVisitor farm3.7 km→✦Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph stationHistoric site4.2 km→

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