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Woodcock Copse

137 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome137 ha

Getting here

50.96600, -1.67831

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 249m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Bullfinch, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Bullfinch, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Coles's Lanepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Black Lanerestricted byway · 37 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 37 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Black Lanerestricted byway · 237 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 237 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Black Lanerestricted byway · 150 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 150 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Black Lanebyway open to all traffic · 156 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 156 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge and byway towards Nomansland

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge and byway towards Nomansland

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✦HALE PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→✦Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill PlantationsHistoric site800 m→🌱Redlynch Bike ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦Castle Copse campHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Birinus's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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