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Grayshott Playing Fields

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 257m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Common Smoothcap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greensand WayWalking route
Named routeRef GWRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Vale Wood Lanepublic footpath · 296 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 296 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Avenue Roadpublic footpath · 310 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 310 mPath type: residential
Beech Hanger Roadpublic footpath · 153 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A3 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A3Local cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Haslemere link

Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN 22 - Liphook LinkCycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route732 m
Named routeRef 22Length 732 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 22Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
Devils PunchBowl LoopMountain bike route
Named routeCycle surrey hills
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leafey Lanebridleway · 605 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 605 mPath type: bridleway
Grayshott Waybridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: bridleway
Lodge Waybridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: bridleway
Stoney Bottombridleway · 187 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 187 mPath type: unclassified
Grayshott Waybridleway · 311 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 311 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path behind Waggoners Estate, Grayshott

Path behind Waggoners Estate, Grayshott

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