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Alderholt Park House

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📷 Mike Emm · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.91991, -1.83892

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Starling
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Starling, House Sparrow +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Tawny Owl, Starling, House Sparrow +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Minute Pouncewort +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW HantsWalking route6.9 km

Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).

Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Alderholt Park

📷 Mike Emm · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Alderholt Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Verwood Recreation GroundUrban park5 km→🌱Sweatfords Water MeadowUrban park3.5 km→✦Fordingbridge BridgeHistoric site3.6 km→✦BOVERIDGE HOUSE SCHOOLHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary and St Philip ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Forest EdgeUrban park4.2 km→