🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Woodlark
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 130m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dartford Warbler and Woodlark
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 130m away — 3 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Raven +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodlark, Raven +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Meadow Brown +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Avon Valley Path; Named hiking route nearby: Avon Valley Path
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km▾
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km▾
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Waverley Roadpublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
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Cycling
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
