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Hare Warren Copse

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.28465, -1.31083

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sidera vulgaris, Hypoxylon petriniae +96 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sidera vulgaris, Hypoxylon petriniae +96 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +210 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +210 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Portwaybridleway · 698 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 698 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hare Warren Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hare Warren Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Linear EarthworkHistoric site2.5 km→✦A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield DownHistoric site2 km→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site2.3 km→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Length of Roman road in Bradley WoodHistoric site3.3 km→✦A bell barrow and a saucer barrow 315m ESE of the unfinished hillfort on Ladle HillHistoric site2.5 km→

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