Meadow Copse - Woodland plantation
0 ha
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.23633, -1.60506
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Photos

Footpath by a garden wall
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,077 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Kestrel · Pheasant · Robin · House Martin +4
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Bat
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
frogs and toads
🐝Insects29 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Admiral · Small White · Comma · Large White · Brimstone +24
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Brown Hairstreak
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Poppy · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Toadflax · Dwarf Thistle +14
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2023
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,077 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpotted Flycatcher · Kestrel · Pheasant · Robin · House Martin +4
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Bat
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
frogs and toads
🐝Insects29 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Admiral · Small White · Comma · Large White · Brimstone +24
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
- Brown Hairstreak
🌿Plants19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Poppy · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Lady's Bedstraw · Common Toadflax · Dwarf Thistle +14
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2023
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chiroptera2022
Chiroptera2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022StoatMustela erminea2022StoatMustela erminea2022Thecla betulae2019
Thecla betulae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2020Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io20192021
2021
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2021Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2021Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior2021HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021HornbeamCarpinus betulus2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva2020Orange Day-lilyHemerocallis fulva2020Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2020Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2020Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2020Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2020Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2020Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2020CowslipPrimula veris2020CowslipPrimula veris2020