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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.20292, -0.91078

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +18 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

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Easy Access TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Alice Holt Forest: Lodge Pond TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 22Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 224Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route324 m
Named routeRef 224Length 324 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hussey's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 33 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 33 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hussey's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
The Drovebridleway · 801 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 801 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Drovebridleway · 385 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 385 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Driftbridleway · 848 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 848 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Attacks on High Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Attacks on High Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

Attacks on High Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alice Holt ArboretumUrban park4.3 km→🌱Froyle ParkUrban park2.7 km→⚽Hook Meadow Recreation GroundPlaying field4.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Cuckoo's Corner Roman site, NeathamHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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