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Downpark Common

10 ha

📷 Martyn Pattison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.99579, -0.87484

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens +226 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Pedunculate Oak, Wood Avens +226 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 22Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 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
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
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Derelict truck at Downpark Common

📷 Martyn Pattison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Derelict truck at Downpark Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avenue Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Petersfield HeathUrban park3.6 km→🌱Petersfield Physic GardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱The Physic GardenUrban park4.4 km→🦉HARTING DOWNNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Sheet Playing FieldUrban park3.7 km→

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