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Vandalian Tower

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.95821, -0.88318

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Paris, Yarrow, Solomon's-seal +196 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Paris, Yarrow, Solomon's-seal +196 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Hawthorn +22 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Syrphus +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Syrphus +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Staunton WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hangers WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Octagon WayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef OWLength 29 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Discover the Hampshire South Downs by BikeCycling route
Named routeRef EHRegional cycle route
NCN 22/222 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Petersfield - QECP/SDWCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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
Queen Elizabeth Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forty Acre Lanerestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vandalian Tower

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦UPPARKHistoric site1 km→🦉HARTING DOWNNature reserve1.4 km→✦Harting Beacon Hilltop Enclosure.Historic site2.1 km→🌱South GardensUrban park900 m→✦Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen HillsHistoric site2.2 km→⛪Church of St Mary and St GabrielReligious grounds1.2 km→

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