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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.90879, -1.07340

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Denmead Health Centre Car Park 219m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Wall Screw-moss, Bryum +1 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Box Tree Moth, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Box Tree Moth, Large White +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Masons Walkpublic footpath · 85 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mPath type: footway
Cemetery Lanepublic footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cables passing through High Wood

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cables passing through High Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park800 m→🌱Waterlooville Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Berewood Town ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Parsonage FieldUrban park4.6 km→🦉DELL PIECE WESTNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Fielders ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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