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Litchborough Copse

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 John Winterbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.16790, -1.06851

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Navelwort, Wall Scalewort, Yarrow +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly +38 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knightley Way south of Litchborough

📷 John Winterbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knightley Way south of Litchborough

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✦Greens Norton PostHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Blakesley Playing FieldsUrban park2.9 km→🌱Blakesley Playing FieldsUrban park2.9 km→✦Site of the medieval settlement of KirbyHistoric site3 km→⛪St Bartholemew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes FarmHistoric site4.3 km→

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