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Well's Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.19310, -0.83003

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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
  • 🛝Playground 131m 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
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Westfield Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: service
Westfield Lanepublic footpath · 178 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: service
Westfield Lanepublic footpath · 126 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Farnham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wrecclesham sand pit

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wrecclesham sand pit

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄BirdworldVisitor farm1.5 km→🌱Gostrey MeadowUrban park3.2 km→🌱Gostrey Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park3.3 km→✦The Haren GardenHistoric site3.4 km→✦Farnham CastleHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Gostrey Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lodge Pond

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