🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
7 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Route Andover 38dWalking route▾
Named routeRef Andover 38d
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Drovepublic footpath · 2.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.3 kmPath type: footway
Dunkirt Lanepublic footpath · 1.6 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
🚴
Cycling
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31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Town centre to rail stationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Charlton LakesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover-MonxtonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover The Lakes cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.
Named routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴
Horse riding
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1 public path nearby
Public paths
Hook Lanebridleway · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
