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Badnam Copse - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.86905, -1.31114

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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
Bike parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

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

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to GosportWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Holly Hill Lanepublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: residential
Strawberry Trailpublic footpath · 827 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 827 mPath type: footway
Holly Hill Lanepublic footpath · 126 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Mercury Yacht Harbour

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Mercury Yacht Harbour

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Royal Victoria Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦ROYAL VICTORIA COUNTRY PARK (FORMERLY ROYAL VICTORIA MILITARY HOSPITAL)Historic site2 km→🏞️ROYAL VICTORIACountry park2.2 km→🌱Holly Hill Leisure CentreUrban park1.9 km→🌱Royal Victoria Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉HOOK WITH WARSASHNature reserve2.9 km→

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