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Ambrose Copse

6 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.48384, -1.19763

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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
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Firecrest +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pasqueflower · last seen 2023; Plants — Pasqueflower · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
St Frideswide’s WayWalking route
Named routeRef SFWRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eling WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath near Ambrose Copse

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath near Ambrose Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦St Frideswide's WellHistoric site3.2 km→🐄The Living Rain ForestVisitor farm1.5 km→⛪St Clement's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundaryHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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