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Ruffian's Copse - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeWalks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.33635, -1.44316

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

3 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 246Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Large field near Combe Hill

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Large field near Combe Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Walbury campHistoric site2.5 km→✦Netherton medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site2.5 km→✦Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down.Historic site3.4 km→🌱Mount CommonUrban park4.8 km→✦Bowl barrow south of Rivar Copse: part of a barrow cemetery on Inkpen HillHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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