Privet Copse
✦ Ancient woodland62 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
51.32004, -1.41519
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Redwing, Pheasant +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Redwing, Pheasant +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
Family Amble, NW HantsWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km▾
Named routeRef 246Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route735 m▾
Named routeRef 246Length 735 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 246Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
16,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,635 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Dunnock · Rook · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +25
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,635 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Dunnock · Rook · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +25
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
RingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusAdonis BluePolyommatus bellargusAdonis BluePolyommatus bellargusSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusEvents & activities nearby
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