Holly Bush Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.32021, -1.11688
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 205m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 205m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Dilated Scalewort · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Meadow Brown, Dor Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Meadow Brown, Dor Beetle +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility Improvements 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 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Pamber Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Trail
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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Wildlife to spot
9,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,204 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Robin · Moorhen +49
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mole · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Dor Beetle · Hornet · Rutpela maculata +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Hornet Vespa crabro Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,204 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Robin · Moorhen +49
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Mole · Muntjac
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Dor Beetle · Hornet · Rutpela maculata +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Hornet Vespa crabro Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024 Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Dilated Scalewort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023 