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🌱 Urban park

The Common

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.09102, -1.64942

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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: Clarendon Way

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way

Varies

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route▾

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 24Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾

A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.

Named routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

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5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Easton Common Hillbyway open to all traffic · 574 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 574 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Witt Roadbridleway · 114 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mPath type: unclassified

About this urban park

The Common is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The Lion's Head, The Common

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Lion's Head, The Common

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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
✓ 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

✦Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's CopseHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt FarmHistoric site3.7 km→⚽Coronation Field Recreation GroundPlaying field3.7 km→✦Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow CornerHistoric site5 km→