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Odstock Copse

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.02326, -1.79678

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Peregrine, Little Egret +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Peregrine, Little Egret +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Moschatel, Ragged-Robin +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ivy Bee, Small White, Red Admiral +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ivy Bee, Small White, Red Admiral +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The Golden WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path into Odstock Copse

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path into Odstock Copse

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Nearby places

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🌱Churchill GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱The CloseUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth GardensUrban park4.9 km→✦LONGFORD CASTLEHistoric site3.1 km→

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