Leapingbar Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 14 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › South East › Guildford Getting here
51.27100, -0.65473
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Perforate St John's-wort, Tutsan, Wild Marjoram +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +91 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Red Currant, Flowering Currant
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wey Navigation Dapdune Wharf to Cartbridge Wharf Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 17.6 km ▾
This there-and-back walk takes in some of the most remote parts of the Wey Navigation. Following the towpath along the boundary of Tudor mansion house Sutton Place, it passes former 19th-century corn mill Stoke Mill, several historic locks and two pubs.
Named route Length 17.6 km Duration 02:3-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Badger Walk public footpath · 46 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 46 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pluto Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pluto (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Saturn Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dione Trail (Cycle Woking) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Dione Local cycle route
Show on map Titan Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Titan Local cycle route
Show on map Rhea Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Rhea Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Henley Gate bridleway · 265 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 265 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Henley Gate bridleway · 321 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 321 m Surface compacted Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Leapingbar Copse near Henley Park
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Wildlife to spot
8,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Whitethroat · Kestrel · Blackbird · Robin +44
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Stag Beetle · Limodromus assimilis +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Tutsan
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Whitethroat · Kestrel · Blackbird · Robin +44
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Whitethroat Curruca communis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Minotaur Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Stag Beetle · Limodromus assimilis +10
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis Tutsan
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glow-worm
Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus2025
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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