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Holy Rood Church

📷 KJ Osmond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.16544, -0.95400

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 153m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Oak Bush-cricket +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Oak Bush-cricket +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: St Swithun's Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
Food and Farming TrailsWalking route
Named routeRef Mill Farm Trail
🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
What Vere Lanebridleway · 591 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 591 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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Holy Rood Church, Holybourne

📷 KJ Osmond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Rood Church, Holybourne

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🌱Barley FieldsUrban park700 m→🌱Barley FieldsUrban park800 m→🌱Alton Town ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Froyle ParkUrban park3 km→

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