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Muddy Grove

6 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnborough DERACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cove LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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