Quiet nature reserve with a surprising array of habitats The Chase is a small property of 143 acres of woodland near the village of Woolton Hill, close to the Hampshire/Berkshire border, which supports a wide community of walkers and regular visitors through schools and naturalist groups. The land was bought by Sir Kenneth Swan in 1930 and the site soon transformed into the nature reserve that stands today.
Lovely place for a dog walk/ short woodland walk. We did a 2 mile loop round but there's loads of paths. It said dogs on leads but loads were off their leads! Most paths are pretty decent but there's a few more muddy ones. Stream is overflowing a bit at the moment. There's a few benches dotted about but not many!
What a lovely relaxing stroll it was to walk round the chase yesterday. Small parking area but wasn't many cars there so found a space straight away. There are clear trails marked out throughout and gravel paths in case you don't want to go off the beaten track. There are wild cattle dotted around so dogs must be on the lead. There are rather big too so beware. Theres a beautiful stream where we stopped and had a picnic and the kids went in with their wellies. We stayed for around 1.5hr before heading back.
Very nice woodland walks with pond and wetland habitats. Limited parking. Condition of paths rather variable.
Great place to walk. My son gets so excited when we park, he loves when he gets to see the cows. One of our favourite places to walk.
As the NT App says, limited parking space...maybe 30 cars (??). Free. Not much to this walk apart from the lake, stream...and the cows wandering "free" in the woods! A bit noisy round towards the main road. It's a simple walk, I wasn't expecting much; maybe that's why I was pleasantly surprised!
Lovely walking area , with or without the dogs . Lots of tracks to follow , nice parking area .
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Hiking
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
Dogs allowed
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Lovely place for a dog walk/ short woodland walk. We did a 2 mile loop round but there's loads of paths. It said dogs on leads but loads were off their leads! Most paths are pretty decent but there's a few more muddy ones. Stream is overflowing a bit at the moment. There's a few benches dotted about but not many!
What a lovely relaxing stroll it was to walk round the chase yesterday. Small parking area but wasn't many cars there so found a space straight away. There are clear trails marked out throughout and gravel paths in case you don't want to go off the beaten track. There are wild cattle dotted around so dogs must be on the lead. There are rather big too so beware. Theres a beautiful stream where we stopped and had a picnic and the kids went in with their wellies. We stayed for around 1.5hr before heading back.
Very nice woodland walks with pond and wetland habitats. Limited parking. Condition of paths rather variable.
Great place to walk. My son gets so excited when we park, he loves when he gets to see the cows. One of our favourite places to walk.
As the NT App says, limited parking space...maybe 30 cars (??). Free. Not much to this walk apart from the lake, stream...and the cows wandering "free" in the woods! A bit noisy round towards the main road. It's a simple walk, I wasn't expecting much; maybe that's why I was pleasantly surprised!
Lovely walking area , with or without the dogs . Lots of tracks to follow , nice parking area .
