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Peake Wood - Broadleaved woodland

15 ha

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.98325, -1.08399

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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 168m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: South Downs Way

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

8 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
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
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km
Named routeLength 16 km
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland on Old Winchester Hill in the sixties

📷 John Rostron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland on Old Winchester Hill in the sixties

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WARNFORD PARKHistoric site2.7 km→✦Part of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, possible structure and Bronze Age ring ditch at land between the A32 and Marlands Lane, West Meon, HampshireHistoric site3.5 km→✦Old Winchester Hill Iron Age FortHistoric site400 m→✦Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester HillHistoric site400 m→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon HillHistoric site4.1 km→

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