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Moss's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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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
🅿️Parking 368m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🅿️Parking 368m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Parking

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Early Dog-violet, Wood Anemone +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Allan King WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Otter TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +67

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
Black SwanCygnus atratus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Mammals +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MammalsMammalia2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
BadgerMeles meles2017

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2024

Box Tree Moth · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +64

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2018
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2018
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2023
Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2022
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2022
FroghopperCercopidae2022
HornetVespa crabro2020
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2018
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2018
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2018
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2018
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2018
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2018
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2018
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2018
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2018
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2023

Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Periwinkle · Early Dog-violet · Common Fleabane

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +67

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
Black SwanCygnus atratus2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2019
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2017

🦌

Mammals8 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Mammals +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MammalsMammalia2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2018
BadgerMeles meles2017

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects69 species

summer

2024

Box Tree Moth · Small White · Large White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +64

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2018
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Anasimyia contractaAnasimyia contracta2018
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2023
Leiopus linnei/nebulosusLeiopus linnei/nebulosus2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2022
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2022
FroghopperCercopidae2022
HornetVespa crabro2020
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2020
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2018
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2018
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2018
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2018
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2018
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2018
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2018
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2018
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2018
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2018
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2018
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2018
Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2018
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2018
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2018
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2018
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2018
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2023

Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Periwinkle · Early Dog-violet · Common Fleabane

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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