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Great Nightingales Copse

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.28904, -0.97039

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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
  • 🅿️Hook Bowls Club Car Park 186m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bristle Bent, Silver Birch, Heather +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Bramble, Hazel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Searl's Lanebridleway · 119 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 268 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 268 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 110 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 110 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 452 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 452 mSurface mudPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field south of Great Nightingales Copse

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field south of Great Nightingales Copse

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🌱Hartletts ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Whitewater MeadowsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bassetts Mead Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦StocksHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park4.6 km→

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