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Risbury Hill Plantation - Conifer woodland

49 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

50.96444, -1.64926

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 130m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km

Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
School Roadpublic footpath · 140 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Latchmoor Droverestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface gravelIncline 0%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Deer fence following edge of woodland

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Deer fence following edge of woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park1.3 km→✦Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill PlantationsHistoric site1.9 km→✦Castle Copse campHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Redlynch Bike ParkUrban park3.9 km→🐄The Farmer's ButcherVisitor farm4.8 km→🐄Penn FarmVisitor farm3.3 km→

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