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Gaine's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 peter clayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.27239, -0.97589

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 187m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
West Lanepublic footpath · 565 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 565 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Heather Row Lanebyway open to all traffic · 274 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 274 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Heather Row Lanebyway open to all traffic · 539 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 539 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Heather Rowbyway open to all traffic · 70 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 70 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Heather Rowbyway open to all traffic · 228 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 228 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gastro-pub at the junction of the A30 and A287

📷 peter clayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gastro-pub at the junction of the A30 and A287

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