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Drayton Copse - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.19083, -1.39423

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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 163m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
AndoverCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
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
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sugar Lanerestricted byway · 109 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 109 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Sugar Lanerestricted byway · 440 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 440 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Sugar Lanerestricted byway · 134 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 134 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish church of St Nicholas, Longparish

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish church of St Nicholas, Longparish

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HURSTBOURNE PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Ash Barn RestUrban park900 m→✦The Andyke, BransburyHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→

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