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Upper Home Copse

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.31137, -0.98370

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

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 — Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer, Blackcap +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer, Blackcap +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Orange Bonnet, Hypoxylon petriniae +162 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus, Orange Bonnet, Hypoxylon petriniae +162 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Great Binfield,BasingstokeWalking route
Named routeRef GBB
Rickett Lanepublic footpath · 448 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 448 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 23Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hall's Lanebridleway · 768 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 768 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Allenmoor Lanebridleway · 608 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 608 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bend on Rotherwick Lane

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bend on Rotherwick Lane

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🌱Whitewater MeadowsUrban park3.5 km→🌱Hartletts ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bassetts Mead Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦TYLNEY HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Village Garden and CemeteryUrban park3.5 km→✦STRATFIELD SAYE PARKHistoric site4.3 km→

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