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Hop Garden Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland76 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome76 ha

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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Black-tailed Skimmer, Brown Hawker +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Red RouteWalking route
Named routeRef redLocal walking route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 663 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 663 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Stroud Lanepublic footpath · 181 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface dirtPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough DERACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hook LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poulter's Bridgebyway open to all traffic · 27 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Bowenhurst Lanebyway open to all traffic · 148 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 148 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified
Zephon Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 6 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bowenhurst Lanebyway open to all traffic · 278 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 278 mPath type: unclassified
Zephon Common Lanebyway open to all traffic · 265 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 265 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Basingstoke Canal, near Crookham Village

The Basingstoke Canal, near Crookham Village

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