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Chilworth Common - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.95910, -1.41541

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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 325m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Meadow Nature TrailWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 km
Woods and Meadows WalkWalking route
Named route
Purple TrailWalking route

A 1 mile flat trail. Signposted as "Purple Trail" but called "Nature Trail" on the trail guide. Previously called "Honeysuckle Trail"

Named routeLocal walking route
Lordswood Lanepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Lordswood Lanepublic footpath · 415 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 415 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Star Warspublic footpath · 850 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 850 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Eling to Holbury Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef S2Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 30 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Lordswood Lanerestricted byway · 794 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 794 mPath type: track
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 269 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 269 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 26 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 26 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Roman Roadrestricted byway · 689 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 689 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M27 beside Chilworth Common

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M27 beside Chilworth Common

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Nearby places

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🌱Southampton Sports CentreUrban park2 km→🌱Lakeside Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park3 km→🌱Fleming Park ParklandUrban park3 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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