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Hersham Copse

4 ha

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.38622, -0.55299

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +200 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +200 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Locks and Levels (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Windsor Great Park permitted cycle route (daylight hours only)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lyne Village Hall

📷 Martyn Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lyne Village Hall

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🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Gogmore Farm ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Spring Rise Play AreaUrban park4.3 km→🌱Thorpe GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Homewood ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱River Bourne Health ClubUrban park3.3 km→

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