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Sturts Copse

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.24605, -1.01658

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basing WoodWalking route
Named routeRef Blue Trail
Great Binfield,BasingstokeWalking route
Named routeRef GBB
Basing Wood Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Red Trail
🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Basing WoodMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Down Lanebyway open to all traffic · 442 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 442 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Andwell Drovebridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath skirting Knight's Wood

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath skirting Knight's Wood

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🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Eastrop ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cowdery's DownsUrban park4 km→🌱Greywell Hill ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦HACKWOOD PARKHistoric site3.3 km→✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site3.7 km→

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