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Blackhouse Copse

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.02838, -1.13430

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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
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Small Toadflax, Scentless Mayweed, Field Forget-me-not +3 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
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
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route
Named route
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
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Blackhouse Copse

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Blackhouse Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WARNFORD PARKHistoric site3.5 km→✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site3.7 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon HillHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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