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Furze Croft

22 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

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51.16022, -1.67091

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sainfoin, Butterfly-bush, Wild Teasel +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sainfoin, Butterfly-bush, Wild Teasel +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.

Named routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

33,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Buzzard +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Large White · Brimstone +28

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Sainfoin · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Creeping Thistle · Common Toadflax +8

SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
White CampionSilene latifolia
JuniperJuniperus communis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Buzzard +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Large White · Brimstone +28

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Narrow-barred FusehornArge melanochra2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024

🌿

Plants13 species

summer

2025

Sainfoin · Butterfly-bush · Wild Teasel · Creeping Thistle · Common Toadflax +8

SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris
White CampionSilene latifolia
JuniperJuniperus communis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
CowslipPrimula veris
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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