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The Beeches

9 ha

📷 Brendan and Ruth McCartney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.21851, -1.36924

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Test WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 246Cycling route
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 246Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 246Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route483 m
Named routeRef 246Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Whitchurch 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hurstbourne Priors

📷 Brendan and Ruth McCartney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hurstbourne Priors

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HURSTBOURNE PARKHistoric site800 m→🌱All Hallows' ChurchUrban park2.1 km→🌱The Meadow (Millennium Green)Urban park2.1 km→🌱Kingsley ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Ash Barn RestUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Meadow Millennium GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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