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Gapemouth Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.30942, -0.69724

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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
  • 🛝Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Frith Hill Roadbridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mIncline downPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newfoundland Road, Blackdown

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newfoundland Road, Blackdown

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Frimley Lodge ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park2.2 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Hawley Community GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→

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