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Highnam Copse - Mixed woodland

6 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.19859, -0.93531

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
Food and Farming TrailsWalking route
Named routeRef Mill Farm Trail
The Driftpublic footpath · 560 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 560 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 224Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 224Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 224Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Drovebridleway · 513 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Driftbridleway · 848 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 848 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Frog Lanebyway open to all traffic · 504 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 504 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southern end of bridleway through Highnam Copse

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southern end of bridleway through Highnam Copse

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🌱Froyle ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Barley FieldsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Barley FieldsUrban park4.7 km→✦Cuckoo's Corner Roman site, NeathamHistoric site3.6 km→⚽Anstey ParkPlaying field4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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