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'The Battery'

1 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.21014, -0.91503

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Wren
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Swithun's WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Yarnhams FarmWalking route
Named routeMaff conservation walks
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Route 224Cycling route
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 224Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 224Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 224Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 224Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 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
Alice Holt Forest: Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Cycle RouteLocal cycle route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Frog Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
The Driftbridleway · 848 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 848 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Drovebridleway · 801 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 801 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

BOAT by Well

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BOAT by Well

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Froyle ParkUrban park3.5 km→⚽Hook Meadow Recreation GroundPlaying field4.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🌱Beacon FieldUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Barley PoundHistoric site3.7 km→

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