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Highnam Copse

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.20182, -0.93301

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
  • 🐕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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Birch Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Birch Shieldbug, Meliscaeva auricollis +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
Food and Farming TrailsWalking route
Named routeRef Mill Farm Trail
The Driftpublic footpath · 560 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 560 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route36 m
Named routeRef 224Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 224Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 224Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Frog Lanebyway open to all traffic · 510 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 510 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Drovebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Frog Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
The Driftbridleway · 848 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 848 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Frog Lanebyway open to all traffic · 504 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 504 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodpiles by Highnam Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodpiles by Highnam Copse

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🌱Froyle ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦Cuckoo's Corner Roman site, NeathamHistoric site4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪Holy Rood ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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