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Ivory Copse - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

50.99535, -1.66385

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Scotland Lanepublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 24Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 24Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 24Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface other

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track east south east through Thorn's Copse, near Newton

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track east south east through Thorn's Copse, near Newton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Castle Copse campHistoric site1.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill PlantationsHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Birinus's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Redlynch Bike ParkUrban park4 km→

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