Round Copse - Broadleaved woodland 9 ha
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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.02387, -1.49218
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Clarendon Way Walking route ▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 9.1 km ▾
A varied walk through ancient woodlands & historic farmland & part of the Test Way. The route is designed to be walked anti-clockwise, but is waymarked in both directions. Some uneven terrain & country roads with potential livestock in places.
Named route Length 9.1 km Duration 02:40-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Keble Way Walking route ▾
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Short Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Heron Lanr bridleway · 533 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 533 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
16,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,106 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Peregrine · Woodlark · Mute Swan · Hobby +46
House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodlark Lullula arborea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Tern Sterna hirundo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · 24-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +28
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,106 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
House Martin · Peregrine · Woodlark · Mute Swan · Hobby +46
House Martin Delichon urbicum Peregrine Falco peregrinus Woodlark Lullula arborea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Tern Sterna hirundo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Coot Fulica atra Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · 24-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +28
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2025
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2025
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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