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Lyels Wood

✦ Ancient woodland86 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha

Getting here

50.89344, -0.94351

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 238m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

14 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Havant Footpath 30Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Havant Footpath 35Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 344 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 344 mPath type: footway
Staunton Waypublic footpath · 236 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mPath type: service
The Avenuepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail (shortcut)Mountain bike route
Named route
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 74 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Deerleap Lanebridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stansted Forest

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stansted Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Staunton Farm and GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱Staunton Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦STANSTED PARKHistoric site1.2 km→✦LEIGH PARK (STAUNTON COUNTRY PARK)Historic site3.1 km→🌱Leigh Park GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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