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Dogs 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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • Harlington Coffee Shop — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Summer Chafer, Common Cockchafer +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Summer Chafer, Common Cockchafer +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Castles PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route
Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Farnborough Pyestock GateCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF]Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route
Named route
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
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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