Coxmere Wood

This easy-to-follow walk will take you to a pond home to many frogs, toads and dragonflies. You will also see a range of budding trees in your new native broadleaf forest.

How to get here

The start / finish point for this walk is Coxmere Wood car park:

Address: Braggington Lane, Braggington, CV37 8BD
OS Grid Ref: SP 13783 50743
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Facilities and access

This car park and woodland walking route is being provided for your enjoyment and we ask that you donate via the post in the car park or by text.

This walking route has no stiles, steps or gates.

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Dorsington Area Map.pdf (3.32 MB)
Distance
1.5 miles
Difficulty
Easy
Start/finish
Coxmere Wood car park
Nearest postcode
CV37 8BD
Terrain
Clearly marked woodland trail. Easy going - but can get muddy in the winter!

Begin walk

1.
1. Access the walk route from Coxmere Wood carpark, beginning at the welcome board.
The welcome boards at Coxmere Wood
2.
2. From the car park head south-west along the hedge. The first half of the walk follows this boundary.
A view from the path along the mature hedgerow with a young plantation to the right
3.
3. With the hedge on the left, cross the bridge keeping between the fence and hedge. The woodland on your right was planted in 2015. Quite soon you’ll pass a small pond on the left.
Look out for frogs and dragonflies here!
A stoney bridge leading over a stream at Coxmere Wood
4.
4. You should now find a small group of mature but relatively short oak trees in front of you. There are not many hedgerow oak trees around Dorsington. Rarer still is the young self-set oak near these trees on the right hand side of the path.
A close up of bright green oak tree leaves at Coxmere Wood
5.
5. Carry on down the hedge for a few hundred metres, cross the public footpath and head into Coxmere Wood. These trees were planted in 2003.
A waymarker and Coxmere Wood sign at a fork in the woodland path
6.
6. Keeping the hedge on your left you will spot prolific ash natural regeneration near the mature ash trees.
Notice the incredible difference between the number of self-set ash and oak in the area, which highlight the regenerative qualities of each species; look carefully and you will see the occasional oak in amongst the ash.
A view of ash tree leaves and small branches from the underside looking into the sky behind
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7. At the end of this path bear to the right and after a short distance turn right at the sign back into the woodland along the wide ride up a slight gradient.
A view of the open area of Coxmere Wood on a summers day
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8. This ride opens up at a cross ride, head straight on up the slope and over the crest. Head out of Coxmere Wood and turn right for a short distance along the public footpath before turning left along a hedgerow, back into the planting.
A bench on the right and a 'Coxmere Wood' sign on the left along a woodland path with mature trees surrounding
9.
9. Head towards the far end and exit though the hedge, over the bridge and turn right back to the car park.
A wooden bridge between a mature hedgerow leading into open green space with young trees behind
End! Well done