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Woods Copse

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.90701, -0.93774

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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
  • 🌿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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spear Thistle, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Nettle +162 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Short Woodland TrailWalking route3 km
Named routeLength 3 kmLocal walking route
Space TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 344 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 344 mPath type: footway
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 797 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 797 mPath type: service
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mPath type: service
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Wellsworth Lanebridleway · 901 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 901 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Woods Copse

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Woods Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Staunton Farm and GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Staunton Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park4.7 km→✦STANSTED PARKHistoric site1.8 km→✦LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK)Historic site4.4 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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