Round Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Winchester Getting here
50.88860, -1.25064
Open directionsv 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 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Hamble Rail Trail Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 841 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 841 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 236 Length 31 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
26,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Mute Swan +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Hazel Dormouse · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Mute Swan +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Rock Dove Columba livia Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Hazel Dormouse · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird +8
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Saltmarsh Horsefly Atylotus latistriatus2025
Saltmarsh Horsefly Atylotus latistriatus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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