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Shrubb's Copse

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.30936, -0.64536

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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 243m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Floating Pennywort, Yellow-rattle +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Grayling +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Saturn Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 317 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Stafford Lakepublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saturn Trail (link)Cycling route
Named routeRef SaturnLocal cycle route
Europa TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
Ganymede TrailCycling route
Named routeRef GanymedeLocal cycle route
Hyperion TrailCycling route
Named routeRef HyperionLocal cycle route
Earth TrailCycling route
Named routeRef EarthLocal cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stafford Lakebridleway · 685 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 685 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stafford Lakebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Water Lanebridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Water Lanebridleway · 96 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Stafford Lakebridleway · 86 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Snowy heathland, Sheet's Heath.

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Snowy heathland, Sheet's Heath.

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