Bashley Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South East › New Forest Getting here
50.76962, -1.67583
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
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Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gaultheria, Coral Spurge, Pale Galingale +11 more · last seen 2023
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Robin, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Ancient woodland — historic landscape
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Lane Walking route ▾
Named route Ref br-710
Show on map Christchurch Bay Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mude Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref MVG 3 Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 256 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 256 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Tyrrell Blue Trail Cycling route ▾
New Forest Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map C14 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Avon Tyrrell Red Trail Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Walkford Lane byway open to all traffic · 1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1 km Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barbastelle · Badger
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Badger Meles meles2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Barbastelle · Badger
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Badger Meles meles2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Red-legged Shieldbug +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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