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Close and the rear of the Lowford Centre car park. car Centre Lowford the of rear the and Close Dodwell Pond. Dodwell Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation under the the under Conservation of Area Special and Area Protection Special

Ecology Park, cross and walk through Bursledon Green to Lancaster Lancaster to Green Bursledon through walk and cross Park, Ecology to the left and back to to back and left the to FP16 on continue and park the to entrance international importance, especially as a waterfowl habitat), and and habitat), waterfowl a as especially importance, international

permissive footpath to Devonshire Gardens. Turn right, and, at the the at and, right, Turn Gardens. Devonshire to footpath permissive the first of two paths through Hoe Moor Copse. Emerge at the gated gated the at Emerge Copse. Moor Hoe through paths two of first the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Ramsar site (wetland of of (wetland site Ramsar a (SSSI), Interest Scientific Special of Sites

along Windmill Lane. Cross at the same refuge, and then enter a a enter then and refuge, same the at Cross Lane. Windmill along and the wood to the right. Just before reaching the road, bear left on on left bear road, the reaching before Just right. the to wood the and the Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods have been designated designated been have Woods and Estuary Hamble Upper the

the right with a pleasant woodland permissive walk around it. Return Return it. around walk permissive woodland pleasant a with right the right leading downriver and walk with Hoe Moor Creek to the left left the to Creek Moor Hoe with walk and downriver leading right countryside character. Lince Grove and Hackett’s Marshes and and Marshes Hackett’s and Grove Lince character. countryside

the refuge on the right to cross to Windmill Lane. The Windmill is on on is Windmill The Lane. Windmill to cross to right the on refuge the , to the the to , FP15 path main the Take views. excellent the Note Hamble. Old Bursledon is also designated a Special Policy Area for its special special its for Area Policy Special a designated also is Bursledon Old

at Providence Hill. At the A27, turn left and walk towards Tesco. Use Use Tesco. towards walk and left turn A27, the At Hill. Providence at Craft Crews from HMS Cricket. Follow the sign to the jetty and River River and jetty the to sign the Follow Cricket. HMS from Crews Craft

Many listed houses and walls are built with Bursledon bricks. bricks. Bursledon with built are walls and houses listed Many

through Bursledon Green looking for the waymarker signs to the A27 A27 the to signs waymarker the for looking Green Bursledon through refreshments available). Note the D-Day Memorial to the Landing Landing the to Memorial D-Day the Note available). refreshments

Conservation Areas to preserve the quality of the built environment. environment. built the of quality the preserve to Areas Conservation

, up up , FP13 Common, The Follow Road. School opposite again left opposite the green. Make your way to Barnfield Kiosk (toilets and and (toilets Kiosk Barnfield to way your Make green. the opposite

points in Bursledon. The Windmill and Old Bursledon are designated designated are Bursledon Old and Windmill The Bursledon. in points

(open Sundays 10am to 4pm). Turn left out of the car park and then then and park car the of out left Turn 4pm). to 10am Sundays (open and take one of the footpaths to the right to emerge on the top road road top the on emerge to right the to footpaths the of one take and

The present Windmill was built 1813-14 on one of the highest highest the of one on 1813-14 built was Windmill present The

2. Alternatively, walk from the Lowford Centre to Bursledon Windmill Windmill Bursledon to Centre Lowford the from walk Alternatively, 2. Scout Activity Centre and QE2 Activities Centre on the left. Bear left left Bear left. the on Centre Activities QE2 and Centre Activity Scout

Cricket Landing Craft Base) Continue along the path passing the the passing path the along Continue Base) Craft Landing Cricket was provided by train, for the railway came to Bursledon in 1889. in Bursledon to came railway the for train, by provided was

flat-roofed building is the former guardroom of the wartime HMS HMS wartime the of guardroom former the is building flat-roofed strawberries for markets in all parts of the country. Transport to market market to Transport country. the of parts all in markets for strawberries

car park where this walk began. walk this where park car

entrance to River Hamble Country Park. Pass the Rangers’ Office (the (the Office Rangers’ the Pass Park. Country Hamble River to entrance whole village, with schoolchildren given leave from school to pick local local pick to school from leave given schoolchildren with village, whole

Way. Turn right to Lowford Hill and walk towards the Lowford Centre Centre Lowford the towards walk and Hill Lowford to right Turn Way.

at the finger post before re-joining the road leading to the gated gated the to leading road the re-joining before post finger the at country. Strawberry growing at its peak 1897-1939 involved the the involved 1897-1939 peak its at growing Strawberry country.

alongside and leads to Estridge Close. Turn left and walk to Reeves Reeves to walk and left Turn Close. Estridge to leads and alongside

to walk along Pylands Lane passing Dodwell Farm. Take to the grass grass the to Take Farm. Dodwell passing Lane Pylands along walk to At one time, Bursledon produced the earliest strawberries in the the in strawberries earliest the produced Bursledon time, one At

continues to Batchelor Green with play areas areas play with Green Batchelor to continues FP502 Park. Woodland

FP16 Use Lane. Dodwell in Pond Parish the Pond, Dodwell at Start

the the into boardwalk a is there right, next and right, the on FP502 Find moorings, boatyards and chandleries. and boatyards moorings,

Today, the River Hamble is known as a yachting centre with 10,000 10,000 with centre yachting a as known is Hamble River the Today,

passing over a stream into Pilands Wood. Wood. Pilands into stream a over passing FP7b path tarmac narrow

WALK CRICKET HMS Cricket (now Manor Farm Country Park) for the D Day Landings. Landings. Day D the for Park) Country Farm Manor (now Cricket

Hungerford. Take care crossing the road at the bottom, and follow the the follow and bottom, the at road the crossing care Take Hungerford.

it was the home of the Royal Marines’ HMS HMS Marines’ Royal the of home the was it

a down to to down a FP7 path gravel steep a take immediately, almost and,

Badnam’s Creek in WW1 and in WW2, and and WW2, in and WW1 in Creek Badnam’s

and come out at Kew Lane. Turn right right Turn Lane. Kew at out come and FP6 Follow Ladymead. named

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Church Lane and School Road. Take care here. here. care Take Road. School and Lane Church since prehistoric times, the most famous famous most the times, prehistoric since

to the “T” junction of of junction “T” the to FP501 path the along right turn then Cemetery, E arriving by river. Shipbuilding has continued continued has Shipbuilding river. by arriving

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the Schools. Opposite the Infant School is Great Down Park. Cross the the Cross Park. Down Great is School Infant the Opposite Schools. the St. Leonard’s Church was constructed in 1230 in constructed was Church Leonard’s St.

hedges. There is a seat at the top for a rest. Turn right and walk past past walk and right Turn rest. a for top the at seat a is There hedges.

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The Danes fought a battle with King Alfred’s ships in the the in ships Alfred’s King with battle a fought Danes The

Road by the zebra crossing. Turn left then right into School Road. Road. School into right then left Turn crossing. zebra the by Road

and the Saxons passed through with their raiding parties. parties. raiding their with through passed Saxons the and

1. Start at the Lowford Centre car park in Lowford. Cross Portsmouth Portsmouth Cross Lowford. in park car Centre Lowford the at Start 1.

The River Hamble has made Bursledon famous. The Romans Romans The famous. Bursledon made has Hamble River The

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Discover Bursledon’s P L O R I N X G E rich and varied history P L O R I N X G E 5 B by walking its footpaths. U N R D O B 4 S L E U N O R S L E D WILDLIFE WALK HERITAGE WALK Walk uphill from the Fox and Hounds at Hungerford. Take a sharp right turn into Kew Lane and have a rest on the seat in the Parish Start at Bursledon Station car park. Walk up FP505 alongside the car Council’s Pocket Park. Continue along Kew Lane, passing the park, noticing on the right, Upcott, the home of many of Bursledon’s Allotments, to Salterns Lane. Turn right, investigating the cul-de-sac O R ship-builders. At the top of Station Hill, on the right, is Greywell, L FP3 (Dirty Lane) on the bend, or proceed to FP17 at the bottom P I N which used to be a public house on a village green. Turn left to the of Salterns Lane. Follow the footpath under the railway bridge railway bridge and turn sharp left down FP2. When you get to the along the mounds to where Badnam Creek joins the River Hamble. X G Elephant Boatyard, bear right along FP2 and pass two fine houses: Retrace your steps to the top of Salterns Lane and turn left. Between E Boathouse and Ewers. After Ewers, turn right up the steep FP2 to Thatched Cottage and Arne, take FP4, which becomes a tarmac road Land’s End Road, or, if you prefer, take the paths FP9 through the at Hungerford Bottom. Jolly Sailor. Pass the Parish Council Allotments on the right and the FP5, At the bottom of Land’s End Road is the recently-refurbished public waymarked as the Strawberry Trail, to the Pooh Sticks Bridge over hard with seating area and a good view of boats. Walk back up the the stream at the entrance to Mallards Moor. Return to Hungerford hill to the High Street and admire many examples of Bursledon brick Bottom via the tarmac road. Pass the electricity sub-station and keep B in the houses, walls and chimneys, and the listed houses, including walking until the Parish Council’s Ecology Park with pond come into N the largest, Greyladyes, which give the area its designation of view near FP7. Proceed to the Fox and Hounds on the left. U Old Bursledon Conservation Area. O At the Viewpoint on the left or near the red, listed telephone box on R the Triangle, sit on the seats and admire the view of the River Hamble D L O R I S E P N L down to the Isle of Wight. Pass the Old Cottage and the Vine Inn, X G noticing The Dolphin (formerly a public house), Walnut Tree Cottage E and the White House. You are now in Kew Lane, a sunken drove road. B 6 Turn right into FP6, which leads to Ladymead. At the junction with U N O School Road, turn left and walk to Greyladyes Lodge, crossing Church R S L E D Lane carefully to enter the Cemetery. Walk along FP510 and then FP501 to the zigzag path and then cross Church Lane. Enter the Mausoleum site; admire the architecture THE STRAWBERRY TRAIL and sit on the commemorative seat to view Greyladyes Park. Take CONTENTS the permissive path over a wooden bridge and through the gate to The 15 mile long-distance walking route from Botley to Hamble/ List of Bursledon footpaths - List of Bursledon landmarks Church Lane. Take the first right turn, and enter the New Churchyard Netley goes via Bursledon through Mallards Moor ancient woodland. Short history of Bursledon - 5 short walks & 1 long one on the left, where many well-known Bursledonians are buried. Soon The trail is waymarked by strawberry signs and can be followed in Local photographs after the War Memorial, pass through the Lynch Gate into St Leonard’s either direction from Bursledon Station car park. The River Hamble Churchyard. Behind the Church are steps down to FP1, which leads may be crossed at Bursledon Bridge and by the Pink Ferry, that plies via a spur FP507 on the left to Station Hill. Return to the station. between Warsash and Hamble. Printed and published by Bursledon Rights of Way and Amenities Preservation Group KEY TO WALKS

HMS Cricket Walk To Botley PYLANDS LANE Wildlife Walk HMS Cricket Walk starts here 2 Vantage Upper Hamble FP16 Estuary & Woods Heritage Walk Junction 8 Dodwell Pond Copse FP503 Wendy’s Walk 4 The Strawberry Trail Durncomb’s Bottom 3 Other footpaths Copse Copse Old Bursledon DODWELL LANE Conservation Area

M 27 WINDMILL LANE Hoe Moor A 27 1 Copse

Tesco BLUNDELL LANE FP15

Ecology PROVIDENCE HILL Park FP13 Hoe Moor A 3025 Creek Y WA EART LIONH FP14

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HAMBLE LANE Wendy’s Walk starts here

LANE PORTSMOUTH ROAD FP12 NG 22 LO ESTRIDGE CLOSE THE GROVE 10 FP9b Linden FP11 Recreational FP14 Tree (PH) Ground / Village REEV BRIDGE ROAD ES W Green A Y Bursledon Infant & Junior Schools FP10 JA R 13 VI BLUNDELL LANE 11 FP9a S FIELD FP504 FP8 S FP502 Great Down 20 Pilands 19 Park FP509 Wood LONG LANE FP501 18 8 STATION RD 12 SCHOOL ROAD CHURCH LANE FP510 15 FP507 A 27 Fox and Hounds (PH) 9 Greyladyes Park Heritage Walk starts here Wildlife Walk starts here Join the Strawberry Trail N FP1 FP505 FP7a STATION HILL 14 FP7b 6 21 HIGH STREET 5 M KEW LANE FP2 TO Ecology FP6 T O Park B D The Jolly Sailor (PH) R 23 O F FP508 R E LANDS END RD 7 G N U The Vine (PH) Bursledon Landmarks H 16 FP4 To Hamble 1 Bursledon Windmill FP5 Mallards Moor Hackett’s 2 Dodwell Pond NE Marsh LA NS ER LT 3 River Hamble Country Park SA DIRTY LANE 4 Queen Elizabeth II Activities Centre FP3 5 River Hamble

FP17 Bursledon Public Footpaths 6 Elephant Boatyard Lincegrove Marsh FP1 St Leonard’s, Church Lane to Station Hill 7 Land’s End Hard FP2 Lands End Road at railway bridge to Jolly Sailor Badnam Creek FP3 Salterns Lane to Saltings 8 St Leonard’s Church FP4 Thatched Cottage, Kew Lane to Hungerford Bottom 9 Greyladyes Park FP5 Bursledon Allotments to Mallards Moor FP6 Ladymead, School Road to Bondfield, Kew Lane 10 The Rec. (Bursledon Village Green) FP7 Hungerford to Mallards Road 11 Primary Schools FP8 Hill Place, Jarvis Fields, Church Lane to Yachtsman’s Close FP9 Church Lane to Hill Place/Bursledon Heights and Recreational Ground 12 Pilands Wood Public Open Space BROWAPG FP10 Long Lane across Recreational Ground to FP9 FP11 Long Lane to School Road (The Cut) 13 Woodland Park This leaflet has been produced for the Bursledon Rights FP12 School Road to Portsmouth Road of Way & Amenities Preservation Group (BROWAPG). 14 Scouts and Guides Hut FP13 Portsmouth Road to Providence Hill BROWAPG was founded in 1990 and exists to work in FP14 Blundell Lane to FP15 in Manor Farm Country Park 15 Bursledon Station partnership with other organisations and individuals to FP15 Hoe Moor Copse and Vantage Copse in Manor Farm Country Park preserve existing rights of way and natural amenities in 16 Pooh Sticks Bridge at Hungerford FP16 Dodwell Farm to FP15 in Manor Farm Country Park Bursledon and to establish more. FP17 Salterns Lane to Badnam Creek 17 Lowford Centre For information on the group and its activities FP501 Church Lane to School Road (Zig Zag Path) 18 Mausoleum Tel. 023 8040 3311 or go to the BROWAPG FP502 Batchelor Green to FP7 Website at www.browapg.org.uk FP503 Bridleway Heathhouse Lane to Tanhouse Lane 19 Great Down Park FP504 FP501 to Long Lane FP505 Station Car Park to Station Hill 20 War Memorial FP506 Forge Close to Kingsfield Gardens 21 Greyladyes Arts Centre FP507 Station Hill to FP1 LOGOS FP508 Jolly Sailor Paths from Lands End Road to foreshore of sponsors 22 Village Hall FP509 Church Lane to FP1 at St Leonard’s Church FP510 School Road to FP501 23 View Point

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