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Clockhouse Copse

4 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.77445, -1.76067

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Small White +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Small White +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Alexanders, Ground-elder

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Black Horehound, Barren Strawberry +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Black Horehound, Barren Strawberry +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
West LaneWalking route
Named routeRef br-710
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Christchurch Bay WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mude Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef MVG 3Local cycle route
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 256Cycling route
Named routeRef 256National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Avon Tyrrell Blue TrailCycling route
Named route
Stour Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Tyrrell Red TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland west of Lower Clockhouse Farm

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland west of Lower Clockhouse Farm

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🌱New Zealand GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Druitt GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Druitt GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Beer GardenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Priory GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Iford MeadowsUrban park4.9 km→

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