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Ball Copse

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

50.83129, -2.40272

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025

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

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
White Waypublic footpath · 271 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 271 mPath type: unclassified
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crowthorne Lanebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mPath type: bridleway
White Waybridleway · 213 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 213 mPath type: unclassified
White Waybridleway · 440 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 440 mPath type: unclassified
White Waybridleway · 266 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 266 mPath type: bridleway
Crowthorne Lanebridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wessex Ridgeway on the gradual ascent of Ball Hill

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wessex Ridgeway on the gradual ascent of Ball Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Field system and settlement on Watcombe PlainHistoric site800 m→✦Field system and settlement on West Hill, PlushHistoric site1.7 km→✦Ancient settlement E of Lyscombe BottomHistoric site2.9 km→✦Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe BottomHistoric site3.3 km→✦Hillfort and later strip lynchets on Dungeon Hill, 500m north of Castle Hill CottagesHistoric site4.7 km→✦Earthwork on Church HillHistoric site200 m→

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