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Hackpen Copse

1 ha

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.49764, -1.76287

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Small White +47 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Small White +47 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Gorse, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Gorse, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route

Aldbourne Circular Route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 482Cycling route
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Urban RoundCycling route27 km
Named routeRef URLength 27 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 896 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 896 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track, Burderop Hackpen

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track, Burderop Hackpen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barbury Castle Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Garden of ReflectionUrban park5 km→🦉BARBURY CASTLENature reserve1.8 km→🏞️BARBURY CASTLECountry park1.8 km→🌱Coate Water Country ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowHistoric site2.1 km→

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