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Pond Field Copse

✦ Ancient woodland106 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome106 ha

Getting here

51.15820, -1.20065

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 km
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Church Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface grassPath type: track
Copse Lanerestricted byway · 871 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 871 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Within Norn Copse

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE GRANGE, NORTHINGTONHistoric site3.9 km→✦STRATTON PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Forest Holidays Blackwood ForestUrban park3.7 km→✦Multi-period site in Micheldever WoodHistoric site4 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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