Blacklands Copse
✦ Ancient woodland8 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.34602, -1.39748
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2020
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Family Amble, NW HantsWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km▾
Named routeRef 246Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
springsummer
2024▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Cuckoo · Diamond Dove · Brambling +7
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- Barn OwlTyto alba2016
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown Hare
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2020▾
Common Toad
Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +31
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Bluebell · Hyacinthoides · Himalayan Balsam
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,272 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
springsummer
2024▾
Swift · Tawny Owl · Cuckoo · Diamond Dove · Brambling +7
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2016
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2016
- Barn OwlTyto alba2016
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2016
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Otter · Brown Hare +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown Hare
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2020▾
Common Toad
Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +31
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Bluebell · Hyacinthoides · Himalayan Balsam
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2022
Lepus europaeus2022
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus20172019
2019
PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2021Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2021HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes201916-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata201916-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2019Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2016Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2016Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2015Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2015