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Creech Woods

15 ha

📷 Mel Stevens · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.89586, -1.08587

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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 118m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Small White, Speckled Wood +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bitter Chocolate Rust, Dog's Mercury Rust, Arum Rust · last seen 2020; Fungi — Bitter Chocolate Rust, Dog's Mercury Rust, Arum Rust · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Creech Woodspublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface grassPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Creech Woodsbridleway · 596 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 596 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Furzeley Waybridleway · 193 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 193 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Furzeley Waybridleway · 548 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 548 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Creech Woods

📷 Mel Stevens · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Waterlooville Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→🌱Berewood Town ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Fielders ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Fielders ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱The BogUrban park4.5 km→

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