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Bowers Grove Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.09402, -1.09240

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Tawny Owl +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Tawny Owl +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Brimstone +36 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Brimstone +36 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pocket Plum, Rose Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew +2 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Pocket Plum, Rose Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew +2 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.1 km
Named routeRef 23Length 8.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 224Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Rookwood Lanebyway open to all traffic · 762 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 762 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking north on Barnetts Wood Lane from the corner at Bowers Grove Wood

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking north on Barnetts Wood Lane from the corner at Bowers Grove Wood

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Nearby places

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✦OLD ALRESFORD HOUSEHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→🌱(walled garden)Urban park2.8 km→🎱Medstead Bowls ClubBowling green4.2 km→⛪Church of the Good ShepherdReligious grounds3.2 km→

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