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Hookhouse Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.86964, -1.21258

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 138m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 224

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Iron Mill Lanepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: unclassified
Iron Mill Lanepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: unclassified
Iron Mill Lanepublic footpath · 384 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 384 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 236Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Deviation Linebridleway · 160 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 160 mPath type: bridleway
The Deviation Linebridleway · 400 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mPath type: bridleway
The Deviation Linebridleway · 625 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 625 mPath type: bridleway
The Deviation Linebridleway · 43 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through the fields from River Lane to Fontley House Farm

📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through the fields from River Lane to Fontley House Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Park Lane Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→🌱Barry's MeadowUrban park2.8 km→🌱Meadowside Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bath ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Blackbrook Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→🌱Blackbrook Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→

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