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Huntondown Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.40881, 0.34993

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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 — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
1066 Harold's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple Circular WalkWalking route
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Red Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound trip
WealdwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Darnley TrailWalking route10 km

Named after the Earls of Darnley, who owned Cobham Hall & the land that you will see en route, the trail is an excellent way to see local highlights. Gently undulating countryside via Cobham Park, Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Ashenbank & Jeskyns Community Wood

Named routeLength 10 kmDuration 02:00-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

110 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 177Cycling route
Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Recreation ground at Istead Rise

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recreation ground at Istead Rise

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️JESKYNSCountry park3.1 km→🏞️SHORNE WOODCountry park4.7 km→🌱Shorne Woods Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Gordon GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Woodlands ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Dashwood Road Open SpaceUrban park2.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Henhurst Lake

Jeskyns

2.9 km→

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