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Wittering Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland89 ha

📷 Julian Dowse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome89 ha

Getting here

52.59142, -0.49668

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Wood Melick, Pale Sedge +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Light Emerald +283 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Wood-sorrel, Crab Apple +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bitter Oysterling, Small Stagshorn, Upright Coral +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bitter Oysterling, Small Stagshorn, Upright Coral +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A47(T) layby, near Wittering Coppice

📷 Julian Dowse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A47(T) layby, near Wittering Coppice

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kings Cliffe Village FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱The Pytchell (Community Orchard & 'The Quiet Place')Urban park3.5 km→🌱Maltings Green Pocket ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪All Saints' and St James ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Buxton Pond

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