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Forest Edge

📷 william · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.93905, -1.78696

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Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Avon Valley Path

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional 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
Waverley Roadpublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Named route

About this urban park

Forest Edge is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Surma Valley

📷 william · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Surma Valley

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · 130m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BREAMOREHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Sweatfords Water MeadowUrban park900 m→✦Fordingbridge BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Hyde CommonUrban park3.7 km→✦HALE PARKHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Mary and St Philip ChurchReligious grounds1 km→