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The Chase
Quiet nature reserve with a surprising array of habitats
Station Road, East Woodhay, Woolton Hill, Hampshire, RG20 9TN
Opening times for 2 December 2023
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No overnight parking.
Dogs
Please keep dogs on a lead.
No toilets. Kissing gates at all points of entry. Dogs on leads welcome. Free parking is available in the NT car park off of Station Road.
By road
The Chase near the A34 Newbury bypass and the A343 Andover/Newbury road. The A34 is accessible from the M3. Take the first right as you enter Woolton Hill from the A343, then follow the road round, turning right just before the Post Office and down past the Rampant Cat pub.
Parking: Car parking available in the NT car park off of Station Road.
On foot
The Chase can be accesed via a gate just past the Rampant Cat pub or from a gate and car park found along Station Road.
By train
The closest railway station to The Chase is in the nearby town of Newbury and buses run from Newbury to Woolton Hill.
By bus
Bus services 7, 21 and 22 all run from Newbury to Woolton Hill.
By bicycle
Take the first right as you enter Woolton Hill from the A343, then follow the road round, turning right just before the Post Office and down past the Rampant Cat pub.
Station Road, East Woodhay, Woolton Hill, Hampshire, RG20 9TN
Highlights
Nature reserve
Quiet nature reserve of 143 acres of woodland near the village of Woolton Hill, close to the Hampshire/Berkshire border.
Things to see and do
Explore the estate at The Chase
Explore walks through woodland, meadows and heathland with family and friends. Featuring many broadleaf and coniferous trees with streams and a lake. Look out for a variety of wildlife across the 143 acre site. Horned cattle freely graze at this nature reserve, walkers will need to keep to the Countryside Code.
About The Chase
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 where cattle freely graze today.