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Hungryhill Copse

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 andrew auger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.83887, -1.78684

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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 — Blue Tit, Barn Owl, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Barn Owl, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Orthoperus atomus, Euophryum confine, Lesser Grain Borer +7 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 48Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Copse beside the road

📷 andrew auger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Copse beside the road

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Nearby places

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✦SHERBORNE HOUSEHistoric site2.2 km→✦LODGE PARKHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.2 km→✦Windrush CampHistoric site4.7 km→✦Windrush campHistoric site4.7 km→

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