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Spring Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Alan Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.96121, -1.41463

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Woods and Meadows WalkWalking route
Named route
Purple TrailWalking route

A 1 mile flat trail. Signposted as "Purple Trail" but called "Nature Trail" on the trail guide. Previously called "Honeysuckle Trail"

Named routeLocal walking route
Lordswood Lanepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Lordswood Lanepublic footpath · 415 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 415 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Star Warspublic footpath · 850 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 850 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling 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
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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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 30 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Lordswood Lanerestricted byway · 794 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 794 mPath type: track
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 269 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 269 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 26 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 26 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 689 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 689 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roman Road Chilworth - September

📷 Alan Stewart · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roman Road Chilworth - September

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park2.3 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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