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Tolt Copse

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Paul Coueslant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.65677, -1.31805

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Large White +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Minute Pouncewort +2 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tennyson TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Newport LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
Chevy ChaseMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Garn Lanebridleway · 149 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 149 mSurface grassIncline upPath type: path
Brook Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Brook Lanebridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Garn Lanebridleway · 59 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 59 mSurface compactedIncline upPath type: path
Garn Lanebridleway · 80 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mSurface grassPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View of Long Copse

📷 Paul Coueslant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View of Long Copse

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🌱Litten ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Litten ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Princess Beatrice GardenUrban park3.4 km→✦Carisbrooke CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burhHistoric site3.5 km→🦉SHIDE CHALK PITNature reserve4.4 km→

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