Southwood Country Park

of greenspace linked together in 2019. The easternmost part, known as Rafborough Marshes, is mixed wetland and woodland at the source of Cove Brook. Straddling Ively Road is a former golf course which has been converted into parkland. West of this area is the deciduous Southwood Woodland, mostly of birch and oak, but with some clearings where heather prospers. The whole park has a multitude of wildlife, including deer, badgers, nationally-rare insects, reptiles and amphibians.

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Address

Ively Road, GU14 0LJ

Getting there

parking areas off Ively Road or Kennels Lane; Bus 9 serves Links Way, from where you'll have to double back on foot to the park entrance by the leisure centre; walking route from town centre is about 1½ miles (2.4 km) to edge of park via Victoria Road and Cove Road

Hours

24 hours daily

Phone

+441252985589

Website

rushmoor.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)