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The Belt - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.18556, -1.30885

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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
📍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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Watership Down TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

1,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Hawfinch · Magpie +10

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
MagpiePica pica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RuffCalidris pugnax2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Mole +4

Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +16

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
HornetVespa crabro2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
PeacockAglais io2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,796 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds15 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Hawfinch · Magpie +10

PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
MagpiePica pica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RuffCalidris pugnax2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Hedgehog · Mole +4

Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +16

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
HornetVespa crabro2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
PeacockAglais io2019
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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