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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wellesley Green RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Western)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Greenpublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Spring Lanepublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Nutshell Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Scholars GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weyside GreenwayCycling route

Final NCN 22 route through the centre of Farnham

Named routeRef 22 (Proposed)National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
Named route
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
Christmas Pie TrailMountain bike route13.7 km

leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford

Named routeLength 13.7 km
Cycle Surrey Hills - Elstead LoopMountain bike route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fernhill Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Fernhill Lanebridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Wings Roadbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fernhill Lanebridleway · 74 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Wings Roadbridleway · 89 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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