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🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Murrants Copse

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.91395, -0.95831

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Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Free82%

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Hiking

Free72%

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Forest walks

Free68%

Public woodland

Heritage

Free68%

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Mountain biking

Varies60%

Named MTB route nearby: Shipwright's Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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12 signed routes nearby · 5 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
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Long Woodland TrailWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

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62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
QECP Red MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
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Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
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Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this broadleaved woodland

Murrants Copse is an ancient broadleaved woodland covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking from Heberdens over to Murrants Copse

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking from Heberdens over to Murrants Copse

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Staunton Farm and GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Staunton Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park4.8 km→✦STANSTED PARKHistoric site3.3 km→✦LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK)Historic site4.4 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park4.8 km→