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Drayton Copse - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.18599, -1.39025

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

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

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 246Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 246Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 246Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m
Named routeRef 246Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sugar Lanerestricted byway · 134 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 134 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate on military training area in The Avenue

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate on military training area in The Avenue

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HURSTBOURNE PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Ash Barn RestUrban park1.1 km→✦The Andyke, BransburyHistoric site600 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→

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