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Wrens Copse

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.97509, -1.43048

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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 on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Stonechat, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Stonechat, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Blue Iris, Agrimony +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Meadow Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 24

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 222 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 222 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: footway
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface pebblestonePath type: residential
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Cycling

125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef S9Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef S8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields and woodland north of Castle Lane

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields and woodland north of Castle Lane

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🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park3.9 km→✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park3.9 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park3.9 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park400 m→

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