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Ashen Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.04937, -1.05944

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dutton Estate Walk at Hinton AmpnerWalking route6.4 km

Explore Ralph Duttons vision for an estate, garden & house that would blend harmoniously into the surrounding Hampshire countryside. Admire all seasons from bluebells in spring to the autumn colours & wildlife from hares to rare barbastelle bats.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Petersfield Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route
Named route
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km
Named routeLength 16 km
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Unnamed lane with footpath crossing south of Little Ashen Wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unnamed lane with footpath crossing south of Little Ashen Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site4.3 km→✦The DykesHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Froxfield entrenchmentsHistoric site5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦BRAMDEAN HOUSEHistoric site4.8 km→

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