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Hagbourne Copse

2 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.54591, -1.84885

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yew, Apple, Yellow Iris +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Apple, Yellow Iris +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hagbourne Copse, Frankland Road, Swindon (5 of 13)

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hagbourne Copse, Frankland Road, Swindon (5 of 13)

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🌱Lydiard ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1.9 km→🏞️LYDIARD PARKCountry park1.9 km→🌱Jubilee LakeUrban park3.7 km→🌱GWR ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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