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Wild Croft Copse

8 ha
WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 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

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita citrina, Turkeytail, Amethyst Deceiver +292 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita citrina, Turkeytail, Amethyst Deceiver +292 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap, Madarch y Coed +25 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Coal Tit +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Red Admiral +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Herepath Trail - ChurchstantonWalking route
Named routeRef HTcLocal walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef UFT

Wildlife to spot

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