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Linden Copse

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

51.30360, -1.70722

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Musk-mallow, Greater Knapweed, White Helleborine +3 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, White Admiral +33 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, White Admiral +33 more · last seen 2021

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route142 m
Named routeRef 4Length 142 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 8.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Everleigh, Hogdown Copse

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Everleigh, Hogdown Copse

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✦Field system south of East EverleighHistoric site2.8 km→✦The Weather Hill multiperiod landscape and associated linear earthworksHistoric site4.7 km→✦Chisenbury Warren Romano-British settlement and associated trackwayHistoric site3.6 km→✦Romano-British settlement and associated earthworks on Coombe Down, 760m east of Bake BarnHistoric site4.3 km→✦Enclosed settlement 450m north of Bake BarnHistoric site4.3 km→✦Crowdown Clump earthwork (Godsbury)Historic site2.1 km→

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