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Northfield Plantation

11 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.24967, -1.29545

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Canada Goose, Cormorant +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Canada Goose, Cormorant +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Red Admiral +198 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Red Admiral +198 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵

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
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Harrow Waybyway open to all traffic · 81 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 81 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Jack Mills Lanebyway open to all traffic · 252 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 252 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Harrow Waybyway open to all traffic · 284 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 284 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Harrow Waybyway open to all traffic · 206 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 206 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Harrow Waybyway open to all traffic · 109 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 109 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Northfield Plantation

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Northfield Plantation

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