🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route▾
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route▾
Named route
QECP Blue MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
QECP Red MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 km
🐴
Horse riding
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6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
