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Pen's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

50.89035, -1.48059

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Stag Beetle, Gatekeeper +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Purple Swamp Brittlegill, Gilded Bolete, Deceiving Knight +5 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Purple Swamp Brittlegill, Gilded Bolete, Deceiving Knight +5 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional 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

84 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
AshurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to LyndhurstCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private Wood Bowmoor Copse

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private Wood Bowmoor Copse

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Nearby places

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🌱Goatee ShoreUrban park2.2 km→🌱Millbrook Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Testvale ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Testwood Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→

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