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The Alders

13 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pachyphiale carneola, Sporodophoron cretaceum, Cresponea premnea +18 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Pachyphiale carneola, Sporodophoron cretaceum, Cresponea premnea +18 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Family Amble, NW HantsWalking route3.1 km
Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Outward Hound, NW HantsWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
West Streetbyway open to all traffic · 60 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 60 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
West Streetbyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
West Streetbyway open to all traffic · 55 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 55 mSurface dirtPath type: track
West Streetbyway open to all traffic · 484 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 484 mSurface dirtPath type: track

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