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Butcher's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.14110, -1.24739

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Martin, Blackcap, Blackbird +22 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Blackcap, Blackbird +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 km
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Mountain biking

5 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
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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
South Down Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
South Down Lanebridleway · 177 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 177 mSurface dirtPath type: track
South Down Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Logging track in Butcher's Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Logging track in Butcher's Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE GRANGE, NORTHINGTONHistoric site3.8 km→✦Multi-period site in Micheldever WoodHistoric site800 m→✦Multi-period site in Itchen WoodHistoric site2.6 km→✦STRATTON PARKHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Forest Holidays Blackwood ForestUrban park4.6 km→✦Settlement site W of Bazeley CopseHistoric site2.5 km→

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