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Barton Copse

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.13937, -1.11112

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Hedge Woundwort, Common Nettle +50 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Green-veined White, Small White +18 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Brimstone, Green-veined White, Small White +18 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 224Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 224Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Church Lanebridleway · 74 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Ferney Lanerestricted byway · 312 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 312 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Ferney Lanerestricted byway · 81 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 81 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking into Barton Copse from restricted byway to the north

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking into Barton Copse from restricted byway to the north

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦Bentworth War MemoiralHistoric site4.7 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦Godsfield ChapelHistoric site2.2 km→

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