🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
✦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
🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
✦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
7 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +23 more · last seen 2024
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell, Garlic Mustard · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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9 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
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route▾
Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham
Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Farnham link
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Named route
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
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
