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Wormley Copse

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.28112, -1.31800

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +209 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +209 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Portwaybridleway · 698 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 698 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Portwaybridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and Wormley Copse

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and Wormley Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Linear EarthworkHistoric site2.8 km→✦A section of a linear earthwork south west of Great Litchfield DownHistoric site1.9 km→✦Three bowl barrows 410m north east of Thorn Down: three of the group known as Seven BarrowsHistoric site2.2 km→✦Length of Roman road in Bradley WoodHistoric site2.7 km→✦An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle HillHistoric site3 km→✦Rectangular EnclosureHistoric site2.6 km→

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