🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: HURSLEY HOUSE
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +39 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route▾
Named route
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Cycling
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43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
EastleighCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chandlers FordCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking
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5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
