🌞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
🅿️Visitor Centre 105m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
🅿️Visitor Centre 105m away — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: South Downs Way
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Long Woodland TrailWalking route8 km▾
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling
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52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route▾
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Petersfield Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
QECP Blue MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
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
QECP Red MTBMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
East Meon Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 km
🐴
Horse riding
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22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Limekiln Lanerestricted byway · 2.2 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
About this nature reserve
Oxenbourne Down is an 85-hectare local nature reserve in East Hampshire, South East, England. Visitors can explore chalk downland and woodlands, home to rare butterflies and birds, and enjoy walking trails with panoramic countryside views.
