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Little Collier's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland68 ha

📷 Pam Brophy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Free entryDogs welcome68 ha

Getting here

51.45817, -1.15901

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +221 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +221 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Raven, Dunnock, Woodpigeon +9 more · last seen 2025

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

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
St Frideswide’s WayWalking route
Named routeRef SFWRegional walking route
Pheasant Park, Basildon ParkWalking route800 m

Over the carriage drive, through the pheasant park, into the woodland and back to the mansion down the drive. Suitable for pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Boundary Walk, Basildon ParkWalking route4.8 km

Around the boundary of the parkland, this route includes the oldest trees at the properties. Suitable for all terrain pushchairs. Potential for livestock on route.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 422Cycling route
Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route781 m
Named routeRef 4Length 781 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colliers Copse

📷 Pam Brophy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colliers Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Bucklebury Farm ParkVisitor farm4.8 km→🐄Guinea Pig VillageVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱Mapleton Hill WoodUrban park4.8 km→✦BASILDON PARKHistoric site4.9 km→✦St Frideswide's WellHistoric site3.5 km→🐄The Living Rain ForestVisitor farm4.9 km→

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