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St John's Church

✦ Ancient woodland49 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

51.00538, -1.00781

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Greenfinch +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Greenfinch +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 22 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
The Avenuepublic footpath · 564 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 564 mPath type: path
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Cycling

45 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
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 22Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

9 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
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cellar Lanebridleway · 537 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 537 mPath type: bridleway
Cellar Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: service
Woodbridge Lanebyway open to all traffic · 569 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 569 mSurface mudPath type: bridleway
Cumber's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 38 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 38 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Greenwaybyway open to all traffic · 440 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 440 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking across field to Sir William's Hill

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking across field to Sir William's Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️QUEEN ELIZABETHCountry park4.7 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser HillHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Bell Hill Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱SoalwoodUrban park3.1 km→✦Froxfield entrenchmentsHistoric site2.2 km→

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