Wiggins Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.34533, -0.95061
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Great Crested Grebe +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, White-legged Damselfly, Small White +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, White-legged Damselfly, Small White +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map California Greenway Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 531 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 531 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 242 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wood from Great Danmoor Copse
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Wildlife to spot
4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Egyptian Goose +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Field Grasshopper +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Tufted Duck · Egyptian Goose +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Apion frumentarium · Field Grasshopper +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2024
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2024
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2024
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2023
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum2023
Palloptera umbellatarum Palloptera umbellatarum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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