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Poor Jack's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.27286, -0.58164

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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
  • 🅿️Brittens Pond 286m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Guildford Nature TrailWalking route
Named route
Scholar's TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wey-South PathWalking route

follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal

Named routeRegional walking route
Canons and CornmillsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Deimos TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Deimos (6)Local cycle route
Hyperion TrailCycling route
Named routeRef HyperionLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Newlands Corner BombholesMountain bike route
Named route
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cobra KaiMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whitmoor Commonbridleway · 447 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 447 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Whitmoor Commonbridleway · 247 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 247 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On foot from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo (2714)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On foot from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo (2714)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sutherland Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Recreation Road Recreation GroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Stoke ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Stoke Park GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3.4 km→

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