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Blackwater and Hawley Leisure Centre

140 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome140 ha

Getting here

51.31647, -0.78919

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Grayling, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FC]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

38 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hawley Place Gardensbridleway · 79 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Bramshot Lanebridleway · 141 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 141 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Bramshot Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Bramshot Lanebridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Bramshot Lanebridleway · 193 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 193 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Hawley Woods

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Hawley Woods

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🌱Southwood country parkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Sandhurst Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Hartland Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🏞️YATELEY COMMONCountry park2.4 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park2.6 km→

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