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Long Copse

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.23696, -1.57595

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White +29 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White +29 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km

Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route

The Brenda Parker WayWalking route

Named routeRegional 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

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Charlton LakesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West AndoverCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Andover-MonxtonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Andover The Lakes cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Harrow WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route

Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

4,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2024

Woodpigeon · Robin · Buzzard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
SwiftApus apus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
StoatMustela erminea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2023

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2023

Red Admiral · Brimstone · Small White · Meadow Brown · Comma +27

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
WallLasiommata megera2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
HornetVespa crabro2019
Blue-bordered CarpetPlemyria rubiginata2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,973 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummer

2024

Woodpigeon · Robin · Buzzard · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
SwiftApus apus2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
StoatMustela erminea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2023

Common Toad · Great Crested Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2023

Red Admiral · Brimstone · Small White · Meadow Brown · Comma +27

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020
WallLasiommata megera2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
HornetVespa crabro2019
Blue-bordered CarpetPlemyria rubiginata2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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