Big Down Copse - Conifer woodland 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.24020, -0.86943
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Weyside Greenway Cycling route ▾
Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham
Named route Ref 22 (Proposed) National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 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 Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Footpath at southern tip of Big Down Copse
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Wildlife to spot
1,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Chiffchaff · Wren · Swift +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog +7
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Bat Chiroptera2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Small White · Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +21
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Wood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Chiffchaff · Wren · Swift +37
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Little Owl Athene noctua Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Apus apus apus Apus apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2019 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Brown Hare · Badger · Hedgehog +7
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2023 Bat Chiroptera2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2022 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria2020 🐝 Insects 26 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Small White · Stag Beetle · Box Tree Moth · Orange-tip · Red Admiral +21
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2021 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Speckled Wood Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2020
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Pararge aegeria2019
Pararge aegeria2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2021
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis2021
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2020
Birch Leaf Roller Deporaus betulae2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2020
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2020
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2019
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2019
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2019
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018 