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Weathercock Coppice

35 ha

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 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
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +58 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

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +158 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +158 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 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
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Parricks Lanepublic footpath · 267 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 267 mPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 33Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route414 m
Named routeRef 33Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational 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

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Glyphosate Lanebridleway · 161 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 161 mPath type: bridleway
Langmoor Lanebridleway · 375 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mPath type: service
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mPath type: service
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 283 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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