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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.14739, -1.04923

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +33 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

St Swithun's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ox Drove WayWalking route

Named route

St James' WayWalking route110 km

Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 224Cycling route

Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network

Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route502 m

Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route134 m

Named routeRef 224Length 134 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond

Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route

Named route

Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Collier's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 642 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 642 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Tinker's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 833 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 833 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Wren +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,436 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Wren +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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