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Frogs Copse - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.93249, -1.36015

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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
  • 🛝Playground 262m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Water Vole WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route
Named route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

169 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef S1Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Cutbush Lanebridleway · 421 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 421 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bus on Meggeson Avenue, Townhill Park

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bus on Meggeson Avenue, Townhill Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park1.8 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park1.6 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park4.3 km→🌱Itchen Valley Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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