Chestnut Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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51.25646, -0.81361
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ 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, Robin, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Red Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Red Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Western) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Farnham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track 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
10,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +17
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,499 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +17
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Red Damselfly
Small Red Damselfly
Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025 