Stubb's Copse
✦ Ancient woodland20 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.28455, -1.37791
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +15 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Brimstone +15 more · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Watership Down TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 246Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
Main RouteCycling route483 m▾
Named routeRef 246Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Wildlife to spot
8,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Pheasant · Skylark · Goldfinch · Barn Owl +45
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Brown Hare · Otter · Domestic Dog · Muntjac · Mole +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Feral CatFelis catus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Pheasant · Skylark · Goldfinch · Barn Owl +45
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Brown Hare · Otter · Domestic Dog · Muntjac · Mole +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- Feral CatFelis catus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Events & activities nearby
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