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Viney's Copse

33 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.90230, -3.06553

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Sheep's Sorrel, Wild Thyme +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Redwing, Goldfinch, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Redwing, Goldfinch, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +174 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Bracken, Hart's-Tongue +122 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Bracken, Hart's-Tongue +122 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Yarcombe: footpath to North Common

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Yarcombe: footpath to North Common

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Nearby places

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🦉OTTERHEAD LAKESNature reserve3.3 km→✦Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle PlantationHistoric site4.3 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site3.3 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site4.3 km→✦Castle NerocheHistoric site4.3 km→✦Roman villa N of WhitestauntonHistoric site3.2 km→

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