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Closedown Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.19462, -0.98976

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 224Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 224Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m
Named routeRef 224Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Westers Lanebyway open to all traffic · 80 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 80 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Bayman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 491 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 491 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Long Lanebridleway · 830 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 830 mSurface badPath type: bridleway
Westers Lanebyway open to all traffic · 376 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 376 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Bayman's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 666 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 666 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bayman's Barn on the corner of Closedown Wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bayman's Barn on the corner of Closedown Wood

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