Ware Copse - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.34778, -0.53751
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
136 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
A3 Cycle Route (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
31,142 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,142 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +46
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Badger
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Polydrusus formosus · Gorse Weevil · Black-tailed Skimmer · Small Heather Weevil · Green Tiger Beetle +18
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,142 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +46
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Badger
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Polydrusus formosus · Gorse Weevil · Black-tailed Skimmer · Small Heather Weevil · Green Tiger Beetle +18
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
- Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Common Cord-moss · Common Chickweed · Common Bent · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +1
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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