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Little Bacon Copse - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.26019, -0.96364

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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 302m 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

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh 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

2 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke Canal Towpathpublic footpath · 755 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 755 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Access to residencepublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: service
West Lanepublic footpath · 74 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woods Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Basingstoke Canal Towpathbridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Basingstoke Canal - turning point

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Basingstoke Canal - turning point

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park1.8 km→✦StocksHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Hartletts ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bassetts Mead Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Whitewater MeadowsUrban park3.7 km→

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