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Brox Copse - Broadleaved woodland

17 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.36261, -0.51817

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames Path - alternateWalking route

avoids sole ferry crossing just before Shepperton

Named routeRef TPaltRegional walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brox Lanepublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmPath type: service
Brox Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

135 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Brooklands Business Park Accessibility Project (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods near Hare Hill

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods near Hare Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Brooklands Community ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Churchfields Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Homewood ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Kingthorpe GardensUrban park1.9 km→

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