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Wool Down - Mixed woodland

1 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.23378, -1.29504

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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
  • 🛝Playground 281m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

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

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath reaches road at Laverstoke

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath reaches road at Laverstoke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LAVERSTOKE PARKHistoric site400 m→🌱Edward Kersley Playing FieldUrban park2.3 km→🌱Overton Community Orchard and play areaUrban park2.8 km→🌱Poultons Road Play AreaUrban park2 km→🌱Kingsley ParkUrban park3 km→🌱The Meadow (Millennium Green)Urban park3.3 km→

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