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Motte castle at Motley's Copse

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.90351, -0.97326

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal 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
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter sky above The Holt

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter sky above The Holt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Staunton Farm and GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Staunton Country ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK)Historic site3 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦STANSTED PARKHistoric site3.5 km→

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