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Fusney Copse

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking 359m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Moorhen +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Box Tree Moth +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Box Tree Moth +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRef redLocal walking route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 663 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 663 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain 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.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poulter's Bridgebyway open to all traffic · 27 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Watery Lanebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bowenhurst Lanebyway open to all traffic · 148 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 148 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Zephon Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 6 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Watery Lanebridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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