Chalkdell Copse - Urban woodland
7 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.19499, -1.01062
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 422m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 422m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route▾
Named routeMaff conservation walks
Ox Drove WayWalking route▾
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
AltonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 224Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route586 m▾
Named routeRef 224Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 224Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +40
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Barbastelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Barbastelle Bat speciesBarbastella2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Common Pipistrelle
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Peacock +26
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Erysiphe polygoni · Mint Mildew
- Erysiphe polygoniErysiphe polygoni
- Mint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +40
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- SiskinSpinus spinus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Barbastelle Bat species · Badger · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle +6
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Barbastelle Bat speciesBarbastella2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Common Pipistrelle
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large Skipper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Peacock +26
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Erysiphe polygoni · Mint Mildew
- Erysiphe polygoniErysiphe polygoni
- Mint MildewNeoerysiphe galeopsidis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
PolecatMustela putorius2022PolecatMustela putorius2022Rat spp.Rattus2020Rat spp.Rattus2020HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020Fallow DeerDama dama2019Fallow DeerDama dama2019StoatMustela erminea2019StoatMustela erminea20192019
2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2018White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2018Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2022Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2021Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2021Ctenophora flaveolataCtenophora flaveolata2021Ctenophora flaveolataCtenophora flaveolata2021ScathophagaScathophaga2020ScathophagaScathophaga2020Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Events & activities nearby
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