Browninghill Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.33352, -1.15250
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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 🅿️ Parking 472m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 472m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Common Crystalwort, Bluebell · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map AWE Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Watership Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
Show on map Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
4,637 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Starling +26
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Water Shrew · Fallow Deer +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +20
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Crystalwort
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,637 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Starling +26
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Water Shrew · Fallow Deer +5
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2019 Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +20
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Common Crystalwort
Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2019
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2019
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2019
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2024
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2023
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2021
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2019
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