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Hams Copse

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.88238, -0.90629

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Sweet Chestnut, Pedunculate Oak +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green Hellebore, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route

considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monument Lanerestricted byway · 878 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 878 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Park Lanerestricted byway · 352 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 352 mSurface unpavedPath type: path
Park Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields Near New Barn Cottage

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields Near New Barn Cottage

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✦STANSTED PARKHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Hampshire Farm MeadowUrban park2.7 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.1 km→🌱The Walled GardenUrban park1.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Southbourne Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→

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