🌞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
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Three Castles Path
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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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
🐴
Horse riding
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14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
