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Breamore Wood

✦ Ancient woodland62 ha

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

50.97352, -1.79142

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 278m 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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wild Carrot, Chicory, Brown Galingale +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downton spurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Steeple Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
North Charford Drovebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
South Charford Drovebridleway · 2.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.5 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
North Charford Drovebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees in Breamore Wood, Breamore

📷 Jim Champion · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees in Breamore Wood, Breamore

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Downton Millennium GreenUrban park3 km→✦BREAMOREHistoric site300 m→🌱Longclose ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱The Bonvalot Memorial GardensUrban park3.4 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Downton MootUrban park3.9 km→

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