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The Beeches

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.01127, -1.44605

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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 86m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Keble WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
EastleighCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Chandlers FordCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Test Way Cycle routeCycling route

https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway

Named route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and footpath junction in Ampfield Wood

📷 Peter Facey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and footpath junction in Ampfield Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SIR HAROLD HILLIER GARDENS AND ARBORETUMHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Hursley Deer ParkHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Baddesley Baptist ChurchUrban park3.8 km→🦉VALLEY PARK WOODLANDSNature reserve4 km→🌱North GarthUrban park4.5 km→

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