Freefolk Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland64 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha
Getting here
51.19794, -1.29260
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 km
6 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
Candovers 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
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,650 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pheasant · Song Thrush +26
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field Vole
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Brimstone +14
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,650 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pheasant · Song Thrush +26
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Field Vole
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Ringlet · Brimstone +14
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis2024
Microtus agrestis2024
2024
2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoMarbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Events & activities nearby
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