Brock's Great Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.35002, -1.27887
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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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Flame Shoulder +241 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Flame Shoulder +241 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Watership Down Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 25 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 32 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 32 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
6,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,822 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Wren · Blackcap +27
Swift Apus apus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Indet. Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Indet. Snake Serpentes2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2019 Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White +67
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,822 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Wren · Blackcap +27
Swift Apus apus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rock Dove Columba livia2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor2019 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2019 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2019 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Indet. Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Indet. Snake Serpentes2020 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2019 Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White +67
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2021
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2019
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2023
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2022
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2022
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2022
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2020
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Hornet Vespa crabro2020
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2019
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2019
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2019
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2019
Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera2019
Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera2019
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta2019
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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