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Starve Acre - Broadleaved woodland

36 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

13 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Ambarrow Hill CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ambarrow Court CircuitWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wildlife WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
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
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
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Horse riding

47 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Flatsbridleway · 281 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 281 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Hawley Place Gardensbridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
The Flatsbridleway · 292 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 292 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Flatsbridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stroud Lanebridleway · 351 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 351 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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