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Ampfield Copse

✦ Ancient woodland142 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome142 ha

Getting here

51.02020, -1.41857

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 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 — False-brome, Common Fleabane, Upright Hedge-parsley +11 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, House Martin +22 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Nuthatch, House Martin +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
WestwoodMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slaxsted Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mPath type: bridleway
Slaxsted Lanebridleway · 117 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 117 mPath type: bridleway
Dove Lanebridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mSurface gravelIncline 5%Path type: track
Guttridge Drovebridleway · 252 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 252 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Claypit Roadbridleway · 136 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 136 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foxgloves in clearing, Ampfield Copse

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foxgloves in clearing, Ampfield Copse

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✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park4.9 km→✦CRANBURY PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Knightwood Leisure CentreUrban park4.6 km→

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