Peatmoor Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
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51.26330, -0.87437
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Crookham Wharf Car Park 395m away — 6 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 🅿️ Crookham Wharf Car Park 395m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Red Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref red Local walking route
Show on map Stroud Lane public footpath · 181 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 181 m Surface dirt Path type: service
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough DERA Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
12,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,307 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goosander Mergus merganser Little Owl Athene noctua Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Roe Deer
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Emperor · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Stag Beetle +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,307 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Moorhen · Blackbird +53
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Nuthatch Sitta europaea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Gadwall Mareca strepera Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goosander Mergus merganser Little Owl Athene noctua Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Raven Corvus corax Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Natterer's Bat · Roe Deer
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Lesser Emperor · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Stag Beetle +3
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 