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Monk Wood - Sparse woodland

0 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.15656, -0.95513

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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 · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
Food and Farming TrailsWalking route
Named routeRef Mill Farm Trail
Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: service
Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: service
Upper Neatham Mill Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
AltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Chawton, Selborne LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 224Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 224Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 224Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Bordon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mill Lane at the junction of Montecchio Way

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Lane at the junction of Montecchio Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barley FieldsUrban park300 m→🌱Barley FieldsUrban park300 m→🌱Alton Town ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park2 km→🌱The Public GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Froyle ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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