Crabtree Copse - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.32425, -0.91078
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hook LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +29
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-eyed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Large Red Damselfly · Brilliant Emerald · Emperor Dragonfly +16
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Four-spotted Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,694 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +29
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-eyed Damselfly · Downy Emerald · Large Red Damselfly · Brilliant Emerald · Emperor Dragonfly +16
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Four-spotted Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
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