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Dukes Park

15 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Chrysotoxum cautum, Dusky Cockroach, Harlequin Ladybird +201 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Chrysotoxum cautum, Dusky Cockroach, Harlequin Ladybird +201 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bladderwort, Rigid Hornwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Bladderwort, Rigid Hornwort · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lynchford Roadpublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Lynchford Roadpublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: cycleway
Lynchford Roadpublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain 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
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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