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Longdown Hill

4 ha

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.29059, -0.69041

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Darter, Mottled Bee-fly +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Grass, Heather +29 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Grass, Heather +29 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Pedunculate Oak, Sheep's Sorrel

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fox WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pluto TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Rhea TrailCycling route
Named routeRef RheaLocal cycle route
Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route
Named routeRef redLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Old Guildford Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gravelly path, Longdown Hill

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravelly path, Longdown Hill

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🌱Frimley Lodge ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Normandy CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park3.6 km→✦BROOKWOOD CEMETERYHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Heatherside Recreation GroundUrban park4.4 km→

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