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Hardmoor Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.94491, -1.38955

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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 143m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Otter TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Water Vole WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route
Named route
Forest TrailWalking route
Named route
Crabbe Lanepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface concreteIncline upPath type: steps
Crabbe Lanepublic footpath · 164 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: footway
Crabbe Lanepublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface fine_gravelIncline upPath type: footway
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Cycling

172 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
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef S6Local 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ITCHEN VALLEYCountry park3 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hatch GrangeUrban park4 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park2.8 km→

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