Brightstone Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.10654, -1.00970
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 144m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 144m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodcock +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodcock +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Selborne Common Walk, Selborne Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Experience this nature trail at Selborne Common in Hampshire that is an absolute must for nature lovers. Visitors can discover a variety of butterflies, birds and meadow flowers.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ox Drove Way Walking route ▾
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 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 Alton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chawton, Selborne LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 502 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map The Ox Drove mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kitcombe Lane byway open to all traffic · 321 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 321 m Path type: unclassified
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
8,313 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,313 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodcock · Magpie · Robin +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gymnopus fuscopurpureus
Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,313 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodcock · Magpie · Robin +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral +14
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gymnopus fuscopurpureus
Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2020
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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