🦌17+ species of mammals recorded in the area — Brown Hare and Soprano Pipistrelle are among those seen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🦌17+ species of mammals recorded in the area — Brown Hare and Soprano Pipistrelle are among those seen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
6 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Brown Hare, Soprano Pipistrelle, Common Pipistrelle +14 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Skylark +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Common Blue +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Chalk Comb-moss, Yellow Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +53 more · last seen 2021
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
🏡
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Walk in Stanley Spencer's Footsteps around Burghclere, SandhamWalking route4 km▾
A gentle circular through places that painter Stanley Spencer lived, loved & was inspired by during his years in Burghclere, creating his First World War themed masterpiece – Sandham Memorial Chapel. Kissing gate & sloped terrain - shortcut available.
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Mountain biking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route▾
