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Hale Copse

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.19755, -1.01933

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Columbine · last seen 2013

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large Skipper +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large Skipper +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Erysiphe polygoni, Mint Mildew, Rooting Bolete +1 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Erysiphe polygoni, Mint Mildew, Rooting Bolete +1 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 224Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track between field edge and High Wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track between field edge and High Wood

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✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site2.8 km→✦Bentworth War MemoiralHistoric site4.9 km→✦THE MANOR HOUSE, UPTON GREYHistoric site3.9 km→🐄The Egg ShedVisitor farm1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Alpha Lima Armillary SphereHistoric site1.3 km→

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