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Fryingdown Copse - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.21700, -1.07247

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 23Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Winslade Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Winslade Lanebyway open to all traffic · 788 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 788 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: track
Alley Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access to Fryingdown Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access to Fryingdown Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Brighton Hill ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Beggarwood Woodland ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉BEGGARWOOD PARKNature reserve4.8 km→✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site2 km→✦HACKWOOD PARKHistoric site3.2 km→

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