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Bugmore Hill Copse

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.13177, -1.16257

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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
  • 🅿️Abbotstone 201m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Whorl-grass, Supine Plait-moss, Redshank +39 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pleurosticta acetabulum, Physconia enteroxantha · last seen 2016; Fungi — Pleurosticta acetabulum, Physconia enteroxantha · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route466 m
Named routeRef 23Length 466 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spybush Lanebridleway · 590 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 590 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Spybush Lanerestricted byway · 927 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 927 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Spybush Lanebridleway · 463 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 463 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Spybush Lanebridleway · 68 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mSurface grassPath type: track
Spybush Lanebridleway · 393 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 393 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Narrow woodland path

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Narrow woodland path

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE GRANGE, NORTHINGTONHistoric site2.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site1.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Deserted village of AbbotstoneHistoric site3.4 km→✦Abbotstone medieval villageHistoric site3.4 km→

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