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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 200m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 200m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coot, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Coot, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 16-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +38 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Sand Sedge, Common Wintergreen, Autumn Hawkbit +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sand Sedge, Common Wintergreen, Autumn Hawkbit +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access TrailWalking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking 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.
Greensand WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route
Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham
Route 22Cycling route
Route 224Cycling route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route
Farnham link
Main RouteCycling route462 m
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
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.
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Devils PunchBowl LoopMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 18 m
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 436 m
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 138 m
Priory Lanebyway open to all traffic · 230 m
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