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Lowerford Copse

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.91875, -1.16596

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Comfrey, Common Nettle, Common Fleabane +122 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +131 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Meadow Brown +131 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Meon Valley Trailbridleway · 567 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 567 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Meon Valley Trailbridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Meon Valley Trailbridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Meon Valley Trailbridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Meon Valley Trailbridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South Downs Society Green Travel Walks Week (357)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South Downs Society Green Travel Walks Week (357)

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