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Furze Copse

8 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.27384, -1.31734

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Watership Down Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Portwaybridleway · 698 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 698 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Portwaybridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Un-named lane beside Furze Copse

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Un-named lane beside Furze Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LAVERSTOKE PARKHistoric site4.5 km→✦Linear EarthworkHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Kingsley ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Length of Roman road in Bradley WoodHistoric site2.2 km→✦A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield DownHistoric site2.6 km→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site2.9 km→

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