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Ridge Copse - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.95876, -1.49776

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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 on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National 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
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Bridgebridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Lee Drovebridleway · 147 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 147 mSurface pavedIncline 0%Path type: track
Lee Drovebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Lee Drovebridleway · 189 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 189 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Lee Drovebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface pavedIncline 0%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lee, cattle grazing

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lee, cattle grazing

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Romsey War Memorial ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱South GarthUrban park3.4 km→🌱North GarthUrban park3.5 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park4.9 km→🌱Testwood Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→

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