🌞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 — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking
Best for
7 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
QECP Blue MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
QECP Red MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 km
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tagdell Lanebyway open to all traffic · 628 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 628 mPath type: track
Ham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 199 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 199 mPath type: unclassified
Old Lanebyway open to all traffic · 303 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 303 mSurface dirtIncline 15%Path type: track
The Creek - a.k.a. Old Lanebyway open to all traffic · 142 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 142 mSurface gravelPath type: track
About this nature reserve
Catherington Down is a 13-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in East Hampshire, South East England. Visitors can explore chalk downs and grasslands that support a variety of wildflowers and butterflies, with panoramic views.
