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Hursley Forest

✦ Ancient woodland105 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha

Getting here

51.01541, -1.44056

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slaxsted Lanebridleway · 562 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 562 mPath type: bridleway
Slaxsted Lanebridleway · 243 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mPath type: bridleway
Claypit Roadbridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Claypit Roadbridleway · 692 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 692 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Claypit Roadbridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mSurface gravelIncline 3%Path type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site3 km→🦉VALLEY PARK WOODLANDSNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park4.2 km→🦉TADBURN MEADOWSNature reserve3.6 km→

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