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Basingstoke Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking 330m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Greenfinch +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Greenfinch +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Kempshott Parkpublic footpath · 848 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 848 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Kempshott Parkpublic footpath · 89 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 23Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route320 m
Named routeRef 23Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nutley Lanebyway open to all traffic · 39 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 39 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Nutley Lanebyway open to all traffic · 466 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 466 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Nutley Lanebyway open to all traffic · 128 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 128 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath bend by Rowley Copse

Footpath bend by Rowley Copse

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