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Haydown Belt

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.21763, -1.03729

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldfinch +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Echinoderma hystrix, Upright Coral +10 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — False Chanterelle, Echinoderma hystrix, Upright Coral +10 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Figwort, Hedge Woundwort +6 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Striped Lychnis, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
(proposed)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 23Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route320 m
Named routeRef 23Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
White Lanebridleway · 377 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gateway to energy depot

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gateway to energy depot

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Nearby places

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✦HERRIARD PARKHistoric site400 m→✦HACKWOOD PARKHistoric site3.6 km→✦THE MANOR HOUSE, UPTON GREYHistoric site2.9 km→🐄The Egg ShedVisitor farm2.1 km→🐄Abby's Happy FarmVisitor farm2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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