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Little Hessians Copse

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.00273, -1.35344

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 127m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 23

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Toxonevra muliebris, Eristalis tenax +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Toxonevra muliebris, Eristalis tenax +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Otter TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: residential
Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: residential
Park Lanepublic footpath · 176 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 176 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 23 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Boyatt Lanebridleway · 81 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Matthew's Churchyard

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Matthew's Churchyard

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Valley ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Leigh Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱The ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park4.1 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park4.1 km→✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site4.1 km→

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