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Sheepwash Hill

27 ha

📷 Jim Mitchell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

50.77265, -1.56009

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 121m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +73 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Platycheirus albimanus, Xanthogramma pedissequum, Swollen-thighed Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Solent WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternativeWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Christchurch Bay WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
New Forest Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Brokenhurst station linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 2Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 2Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lymington Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Starve Croft Bottom, Spring Hill, New Forest

📷 Jim Mitchell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Starve Croft Bottom, Spring Hill, New Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woodside Park and GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱Emsworth Road Recreation GroundUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bath Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bath Road Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Woodside GardensUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Thomas ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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