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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Sweet Chestnut, Holly +120 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Sweet Chestnut, Holly +120 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Garlic Mustard, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
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Cycling

36 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
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Christ Church, Forestside- brass memorial

Christ Church, Forestside- brass memorial

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