Long Copse - Conifer woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Runnymede Getting here
51.36760, -0.56106
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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 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking 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 route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stonehill Crescent public footpath · 157 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 157 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +18
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Brown Hawker Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,315 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Goldfinch +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +18
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Brown Hawker Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 