Rondle Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 34 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
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51.01966, -0.83021
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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 🅿️ Tullecombe 447m away — 2 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 🅿️ Tullecombe 447m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Giant Hogweed +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Stag Beetle, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bilberry, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Lipchis Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sussex Border Path Walking route 220 km ▾
Named route Length 220 km Regional walking route
Show on map Woolbeding Landscapes Walk, Sussex West Walking route 8.8 km ▾
This is a gentle circular walk taking in wildlife, riverside views, and wide open landscapes. Easy going underfoot, some stiles and slopes.
Named route Length 8.8 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Liss Riverside Railway Wallk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map A3 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A3 Local cycle route
Show on map Bepton to Midhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Stedham to Midhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 22 - Liphook Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur) Mountain bike route ▾
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cumber's Lane restricted byway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway crossing in Rondle Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Long-eared Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Stag Beetle · Tanner Beetle · Ctenophora flaveolata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023 Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2023 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Musk Orchid · Bilberry · Scorpion Weed · Alder · Great Horsetail +20
Musk Orchid Herminium monorchis Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Alder Alnus glutinosa Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,663 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Long-eared Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Long-eared Bat species Plecotus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Badger Meles meles Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Stag Beetle · Tanner Beetle · Ctenophora flaveolata
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023 Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2023 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Musk Orchid · Bilberry · Scorpion Weed · Alder · Great Horsetail +20
Musk Orchid Herminium monorchis Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia Alder Alnus glutinosa Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Waved Silk-moss
Waved Silk-moss
Plagiothecium undulatum
Plagiothecium undulatum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2024
Spreading Bellflower Campanula patula2024
Spreading Bellflower Campanula patula2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2023
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2023
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus2023
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus2023 