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Hogsdown Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.19354, -1.14547

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Two-flowered Everlasting-pea · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 23Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 23Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 23Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland & Ewedown Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland & Ewedown Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beggarwood Woodland ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉BEGGARWOOD PARKNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Old Down ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦MOUNDSMERE MANORHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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