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Fir Copse - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.94278, -1.49165

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 340m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Test Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dairy Lanebridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Dairy Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Dairy Lanebridleway · 462 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 462 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nursling, kissing gate

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nursling, kissing gate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Goatee ShoreUrban park3.7 km→🌱Millbrook Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱scout hut groundsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Testwood Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→

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