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High Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.12573, -1.04103

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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
  • 🅿️Chawton Park Wood Car Park 128m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 224

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Foul Lanepublic footpath · 396 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 396 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Jennie Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 317 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 317 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech woodland - High Wood

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech woodland - High Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park5 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Alton Town ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Jubilee Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→

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