🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
4 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: East Meon Off Road Cycle Trail
Varies
🦉
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 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
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
🚴
Cycling
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Byway (Winchester loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route▾
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 222Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵
Mountain biking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Petersfield Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
South Downs Way alternative route through WarnfordMountain bike route▾
Named route
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▾
