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Eighteen Acre Plantation

14 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.11822, -1.03530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Chawton Park Wood Car Park 229m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 224

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Gatekeeper, Western Conifer Seed Bug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Gatekeeper, Western Conifer Seed Bug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Boyneswood Lanebridleway · 285 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 285 mPath type: residential
Weathermore Lanebyway open to all traffic · 772 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 772 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mast in Eighteen Acre Plantation

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mast in Eighteen Acre Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦ROTHERFIELD PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Jubilee Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→✦CHAWTON HOUSEHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦Bentworth War MemoiralHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The ButtsUrban park4.6 km→

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