Plan your visit
Getting here
50.96817, -1.74365
About HALE PARK
Hale Park is a country house and landscape park in the village of Hale, Hampshire. It was designed and built by Thomas Archer around 1715.
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Emperor Dragonfly, Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW HantsWalking route4.8 km
Walk through Hale Purley, crossing streams with views of the common's valleys & mires. Look out for butterflies, dragonflies, stonechats and Dartford warblers in the gorse. Gravel paths with wet patches & a fairly steep descent & climb at the start & end
Lower Densome Woodpublic footpath · 315 m
Charford Drovepublic footpath · 491 m
Charford Drovepublic footpath · 38 m
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National BywayCycling route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Downton spurCycling route
New Forest On Road Cycle RoutesCycling route
Fordingbridge to SalisburyCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Fordingbridge Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Fritham Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 223 m
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 427 m
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 21 m
Folly Drovebyway open to all traffic · 5 m
Wildlife to spot
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