🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🐴
Horse riding
Strong match
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Sarsen Way
Free
🚵
Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way
Varies
🦉
Wildlife
Weak signal
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Route 482Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 482Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵
Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴
Horse riding
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17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gypsy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 154 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 154 mSurface grassPath type: track
Millennium Trailbridleway · 374 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 374 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Gypsy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.3 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.3 kmSurface grassPath type: track
Gypsy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Millennium Trailbridleway · 29 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
