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Rownest Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.17750, -1.20924

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Giant Hogweed, Wall Scalewort +24 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Large White, Peacock +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Large White, Peacock +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Conical Brittlestem, Splitgill · last seen 2013; Fungi — Conical Brittlestem, Splitgill · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route
Named route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwood Forest Seasons Trail (Blue Route)Cycling route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Blackwood Forest Connecting TrailCycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 km
Forest Holidays Trim TrailCycling route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 km
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named route
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track through Rownest Wood

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track through Rownest Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STRATTON PARKHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Forest Holidays Blackwood ForestUrban park2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Victorian GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱The Fox Beer GardenUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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