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Ridges Plantation

16 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.21775, -1.38886

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Little Grebe +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Little Grebe +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Ivy +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Common Nettle, Ivy +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 246Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 246Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route483 m
Named routeRef 246Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitchurch 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane through Ridges Plantation

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane through Ridges Plantation

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✦HURSTBOURNE PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Ash Barn RestUrban park2.5 km→🌱All Hallows' ChurchUrban park3.4 km→🌱The Meadow (Millennium Green)Urban park3.5 km→🌱Kingsley ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park3.5 km→

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