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Prancley Copse

✦ Ancient woodland476 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome476 ha

Getting here

51.27752, -1.60484

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Creeping Thistle, Wild Privet +267 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Comma +37 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Elder, Hazel +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Great Tit +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Great Tit +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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Horse riding

32 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gravelly Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Gravelly Lanebridleway · 799 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 799 mSurface gravelPath type: track
White Lanebyway open to all traffic · 355 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 355 mPath type: track
Chantry Lanebyway open to all traffic · 230 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 230 mPath type: service
Water Lanebridleway · 2.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Collingbourne Copse

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Collingbourne Copse

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🌱Ludgershall CastleUrban park2.4 km→🌱Dewey's Lane Play AreaUrban park2.5 km→🌱Jubilee GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Jubilee GardenUrban park2.4 km→✦Celtic field system on Chute DownHistoric site1 km→🪦Ludgershall CemeteryCemetery2.4 km→

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