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Pinkmead Copse

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

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
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lyell's Bristle-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +45 more · last seen 2026

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

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hamble Rail Trail RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Strawberry TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lovers Lanepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: footway
Sherecroft Waypublic footpath · 41 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mPath type: residential
Lovers Lanepublic footpath · 58 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef S3Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route395 m
Named routeRef 2Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route841 m
Named routeRef 2Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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