Lower Gipsy's Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 34 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
50.98582, -1.61675
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amanita citrina, Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Puffball +41 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Amanita citrina, Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Puffball +41 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Alpine Thread-moss +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Peacock, Painted Lady +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Peacock, Painted Lady +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Compton's Drive public footpath · 832 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 832 m Path type: service
Show on map Compton's Drive public footpath · 647 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 647 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos New gate on Compton's Drive
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Wildlife to spot
4,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,554 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Pintail Anas acuta Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Bittern Botaurus stellaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pochard Aythya ferina Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Marmalade Hoverfly Himalayan Balsam · Marsh St John's-wort · Heather · Bastard Balm
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Bastard Balm Melittis melissophyllum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,554 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Pintail Anas acuta Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Bittern Botaurus stellaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pochard Aythya ferina Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +4
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Stag Beetle · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Marmalade Hoverfly Himalayan Balsam · Marsh St John's-wort · Heather · Bastard Balm
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Heather Calluna vulgaris2023 Bastard Balm Melittis melissophyllum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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