Orchard Copse - Conifer woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.35152, -0.95809
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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 welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
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Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
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Show on map Main Route Cycling route 531 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 531 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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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.
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Wildlife to spot
6,066 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Egyptian Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Barn Owl Tyto alba Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Long-eared Bat species · Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Field Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird +5
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,066 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Egyptian Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Barn Owl Tyto alba Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Goosander Mergus merganser2023 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Noctule · Myotis Bat species · Long-eared Bat species · Barbastelle · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Noctule Nyctalus noctula Myotis Bat species Myotis Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Field Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird +5
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum2023
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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