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Wield Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.14469, -1.13010

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
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 route2.4 km
Named routeRef 224Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ox Drove Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: track
The Ox Drove Wayrestricted byway · 866 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 866 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Restricted byway enters Wield Wood from the west

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Restricted byway enters Wield Wood from the west

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near AlresfordHistoric site3.6 km→✦MOUNDSMERE MANORHistoric site4.8 km→✦Godsfield ChapelHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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