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Round Bush Copse

✦ Ancient woodland78 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome78 ha

Getting here

51.20225, -1.42950

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 260m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Lesser Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus, Lesser Stag Beetle +2 more · last seen 2025

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 · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Route Andover 38dWalking route
Named routeRef Andover 38d
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Town centre to rail stationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West AndoverCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
AndoverCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover The Lakes cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sparsholt 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
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forest Lanerestricted byway · 45 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 45 mPath type: service
Forest Lanerestricted byway · 229 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 229 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Forest Lanerestricted byway · 56 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 56 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New growth for spring in Deadman's Plack Copse, Harewood Forest

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New growth for spring in Deadman's Plack Copse, Harewood Forest

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