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Hamptworth Golf and Country Club

✦ Ancient woodland311 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome311 ha

Getting here

50.98712, -1.67316

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 149m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Wren +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Soft-rush, Tutsan, Wood-sorrel +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Sweet Chestnut, Barren Strawberry +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 44 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Valley PathWalking route55 km
Named routeRef AVPLength 55 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking 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

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
North Common Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: service
Scotland Lanepublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface groundPath type: footway
Coles's Lanepublic footpath · 946 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 946 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Black Lanerestricted byway · 150 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 150 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Black Lanerestricted byway · 416 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 416 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Black Lanerestricted byway · 37 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 37 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Black Lanerestricted byway · 237 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 237 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallen and sawn wood in Langley Wood

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallen and sawn wood in Langley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Downton MootUrban park5 km→✦The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River AvonHistoric site5 km→✦THE MOOT AND MOOT HOUSE, DOWNTONHistoric site5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill PlantationsHistoric site1.6 km→✦Castle Copse campHistoric site2 km→

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