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Sandy Coppice - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.85232, -1.06711

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Havant Footpath 30Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Widley Road Footpathpublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
New Down Lanepublic footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mSurface concretePath type: service
Courtmount Pathpublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Portsdown Hill SSSI

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Portsdown Hill SSSI

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Portchester CastleUrban park3.7 km→🌱Horsea Island Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱College ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱College ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cosham ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Cosham ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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