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The Lawn - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.14456, -1.24162

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 km
🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station 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
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
South Down Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mPath type: bridleway
South Down Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
South Down Lanebridleway · 177 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 177 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spring in Dodsley Wood

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spring in Dodsley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦THE GRANGE, NORTHINGTONHistoric site3.7 km→✦Multi-period site in Micheldever WoodHistoric site1.2 km→✦STRATTON PARKHistoric site2.7 km→✦Multi-period site in Itchen WoodHistoric site3 km→🌱Forest Holidays Blackwood ForestUrban park4.2 km→✦Settlement site W of Bazeley CopseHistoric site3 km→

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