Kennel Copse - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.95382, -1.37094
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 23
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 6 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▾
Forest TrailWalking route▾
139 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 283 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 283 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 34 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Doncaster Drovebyway open to all traffic · 430 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 430 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
22,552 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,552 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Moorhen · Great Crested Grebe +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,552 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Moorhen · Great Crested Grebe +41
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 24-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Southern Green ShieldbugNezara viridula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusLiparus coronatusClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulusClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaEvents & activities nearby
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