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Fort Blockhouse

6 ha
BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome6 ha

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
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Batman Hoverfly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Batman Hoverfly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lizard Orchid, Annual Buttonweed, Eastern Rocket +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lizard Orchid, Annual Buttonweed, Eastern Rocket +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional 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
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternativeWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Rowes Alleypublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Feltham Rowpublic footpath · 200 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 200 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
White Hart Alleypublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

134 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Portsmouth E-W routeCycling route
Named routeRef Portsmouth E-W routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route642 m
Named routeRef 2Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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Open Day at Fort Blockhouse (xviii)

Open Day at Fort Blockhouse (xviii)

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