Bottom Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.02742, -0.89533
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 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rhododendron, Beech, Enchanter's-nightshade +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Bilberry, Rowan
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 22
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Liss Riverside Railway Wallk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Serpent Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Durford Wood public footpath · 783 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 783 m Path type: service
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Discover the Hampshire South Downs by Bike Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EH Regional cycle route
Show on map Petersfield - QECP/SDW Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Petersfield Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur) Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Stodham Lane byway open to all traffic · 719 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 719 m Surface unpaved 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.
Photos Stodham Lane looking downhill
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Wildlife to spot
5,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Martin · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Water Vole · Hazel Dormouse
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Eupteryx aurata +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Ribautiana debilis Enchanter's-nightshade · Bilberry
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,145 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
House Martin · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Water Vole · Hazel Dormouse
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · Eupteryx aurata +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Ribautiana debilis Enchanter's-nightshade · Bilberry
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribautiana debilis
Ribautiana debilis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 