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Misholt Copse

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.20089, -1.22019

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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
  • 🍄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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Redshank, Larger Mouse-tail Moss +27 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Erysiphe polygoni, Puccinia hieracii +3 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Podosphaera erigerontis-canadensis, Erysiphe polygoni, Puccinia hieracii +3 more · last seen 2019

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Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Steventon Estate Warren Farmpublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 km
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking into Misholt Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking into Misholt Copse

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🌱Forest Holidays Blackwood ForestUrban park2.4 km→✦STRATTON PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Victorian GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱The Fox Beer GardenUrban park2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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