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Great Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.98352, -0.85927

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Field Maple +167 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +7 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Rosemary Beetle +7 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal 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
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Harting Down Wildlife Walk, Sussex WestWalking route6.4 km

Moderate walk around Harting Down, one of the largest areas of ancient chalk downland cared for by NT & a SSSI. Enjoy views over the Weald to the North Downs, before descending. Look out for rare wildlife and grazing sheep. Grassy paths & several climbs.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 01:20Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 22Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 22Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route736 m
Named routeRef 22Length 736 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Passing Great Plantation

📷 Chris Thomas-Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Passing Great Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉IPING COMMONNature reserve4.8 km→🦉HARTING DOWNNature reserve3 km→✦UPPARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦Harting Beacon Hilltop Enclosure.Historic site2.9 km→🌱South GardensUrban park2.7 km→✦Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen HillsHistoric site2.9 km→

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