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Norton's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.20757, -1.11299

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 23Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 23Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 23Length 30 mNational 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
Basingstoke 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Norton's Wood

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Norton's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beggarwood Woodland ParkUrban park3.1 km→🦉BEGGARWOOD PARKNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Old Down ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Brighton Hill ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Hatch Warren ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site5 km→

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