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Wigdell Copse

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.17285, -1.06843

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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
  • 🅿️Home Farm West 7m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Even Scalewort · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +16 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route782 m
Named routeRef 224Length 782 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route70 m
Named routeRef 224Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 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
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ox Drove Waybyway open to all traffic · 941 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 941 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access to Home Farm woodland

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access to Home Farm woodland

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🌱The GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Bentworth War MemoiralHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦MOUNDSMERE MANORHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱(walled garden)Urban park3.1 km→

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