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Itchel Mill Springs

13 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.24466, -0.87725

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +31 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Cycling

10 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
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bowenhurst Lanebyway open to all traffic · 91 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 91 mPath type: unclassified
Bowenhurst Lanebyway open to all traffic · 278 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 278 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A287 enters Mill Lane

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A287 enters Mill Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Calthorpe ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The Views MeadowUrban park4.5 km→🌱Edenbrook Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦StocksHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chamberlain GardensUrban park4.6 km→

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