Getting here
51.19391, -1.05012
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
- 📍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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Great Tit, Woodlark +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Great Tit, Woodlark +73 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +20 more · last seen 2024
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Spectacular Rustgill · last seen 2011; Fungi — Spectacular Rustgill · last seen 2011
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Three Castles PathWalking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Route 224Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
🚵Mountain biking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Little Bagmore Lanebridleway · 726 m
Little Bagmore Lanebridleway · 124 m
Little Bagmore Lanebridleway · 125 m
Wildlife to spot
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