Gasen Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.16104, -0.87166
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map The Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Weyside Greenway Cycling route ▾
Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham
Named route Ref 22 (Proposed) National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 462 m ▾
Named route Ref 22 Length 462 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycle Route Local cycle route
Show on map Bordon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet · Southern Hawker +11
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Vespa crabro Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,362 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet · Southern Hawker +11
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Hornet Vespa crabro Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 