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Binswood

Binswood in Hampshire, owned by the Woodland Trust, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Binswood site contains a number of different types of countryside, ranging from large tracts of grassland, through scrubby areas, to tracts of woodland, both ancient and more recent. The tradition of grazing commoner's stock continues at Binswood, and gives a hint of what the countryside may have looked like in Medieval times.

Binswood is somewhat isolated. It is this isolation which allows the area to retain its atmosphere of the past. Commoners still exercise their rights of grazing as they have done for a thousand years. Henry the Second granted Binswood's status as a common in 1134. Park at the car park at Shoreheath Common. The system of paths and rides gives good access to the wood. There are five other entrances from public rights of way, and these link with the long distance path The Hangers Way.

Directions: Binswood is about half way between Alton and Borden off the B3004. Click here for an interactive road and satellite map centred on Binswood.

Access: Binswood is a natural environment and therefore access is difficult for those with mobility difficulties.

Contact: go to the web site www.woodland-trust.org.uk