Hoggerell Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 111 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 111 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.35105, -1.19066
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Ashford Hill NNR (parking) 26m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Ashford Hill NNR (parking) 26m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Martin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +47 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Feathered Thorn, Chestnut +250 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wasing Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wasing Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map AWE Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
Show on map Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
28 public paths nearby
Public paths
Haughurst Hill bridleway · 20 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 20 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Haughurst Hill bridleway · 65 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 65 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Wheat Hold Farm bridleway · 402 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 402 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map Hook Lane bridleway · 45 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 45 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Old Lane bridleway · 549 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 549 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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22,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Tawny Owl · Greenfinch · House Martin
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mottled Umber · November Moth agg. · Feathered Thorn · December Moth · Limnephilus lunatus +77
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025 Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,832 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Tawny Owl · Greenfinch · House Martin
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mottled Umber · November Moth agg. · Feathered Thorn · December Moth · Limnephilus lunatus +77
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025 Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Chestnut Conistra vaccinii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2025
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella2025
Bittersweet Moth Scrobipalpa costella2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2025
Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea2025
Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2025
Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana
Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2025
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2025
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana2025
Hemlock Moth Agonopterix alstromeriana2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Trichocera major Trichocera major2025
Trichocera major Trichocera major2025
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2025
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2025
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2025
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2025
Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Lead-coloured Tortrix Acleris sparsana2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Lesser Treble-bar Aplocera efformata2025
Lesser Treble-bar Aplocera efformata2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lueneburgensis2025
Agraylea Agraylea2025
Agraylea Agraylea2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Tinodes waeneri Tinodes waeneri2025
Helina Helina2025
Helina Helina2025
Phycitodes Phycitodes2025
Phycitodes Phycitodes2025
Aplocera Aplocera2025
Aplocera Aplocera2025
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2025
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra2025
Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana2025
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana2025
Red-eyed Buff Agonopterix ocellana2025
Red-eyed Buff Agonopterix ocellana2025
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2025
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Old Lady Mormo maura2025
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2025 