Outridden Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 84 ha
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51.25582, -0.79540
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Spurge-laurel, Carolina Water-shield · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Western) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Medieval Waverley (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Surrey Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Farnham link
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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11,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Black Darter +14
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 White-legged Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Black Darter +14
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Darter 🌿 Plants 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Macropis Macropis2025
Macropis Macropis2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 