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Ferney Homet Copse

✦ Ancient woodland68 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

50.96324, -1.73487

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Hale Purlieu 11m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Moss, Wood Anemone, Sticky Mouse-ear · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lower Densome Woodpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: track
Lower Densome Woodpublic footpath · 315 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mPath type: track
Charford Drovepublic footpath · 491 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 491 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downton spurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 223 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 223 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 427 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 427 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 21 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 21 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 5 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hale, bridleway

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hale, bridleway

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🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park2.6 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Downton MootUrban park3.2 km→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱The Bonvalot Memorial GardensUrban park3.6 km→✦BREAMOREHistoric site3.8 km→

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