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Grove Copse

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.99259, -1.70548

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 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

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

4 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Petticoat Lanebridleway · 111 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 111 mSurface unpavedPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grove Lane

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grove Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱Downton MootUrban park2.7 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site2.7 km→🌱The Bonvalot Memorial GardensUrban park3.4 km→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦THE MOOT AND MOOT HOUSE, DOWNTONHistoric site2.7 km→

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