Habitat Trail
The Habitat Trail is the most popular of all the facilities in Alice Holt Woodland Park. It is an exciting children's route which features four amazing wooden play sculptures of woodland animals.
The trail begins at the far end of the third car park in dramatic fashion. A 50 foot high wooden Totem Pole is encircled by a huge wooden snake which coils around its base!
The first play sculpture is the Owl. Children can climb up the tail of the giant bird and look down from the top of its head onto a hapless wooden mouse below! They can then use the fireman's pole to slide back down to earth.
Next is the Woodpecker Tree. This takes the form of a large hollow tree trunk being pecked by a giant woodpecker. Within the tree trunk are a series of ladders and platforms leading them to the top. When they reach the viewing platform at the top children can look through the pine forest and see if they can spot the lifesize wooden woodpecker and squirrel attached to the nearby trees!
Entering a darker part of the forest visitors will encounter the third play sculpture. They are twin climbing walls in the form of a bat and moth.
Finally, comes the dragonfly. This is a balance beam structure zig-zagging between large wooden reed stems.
The Habitat Trail is suitable for pushchairs.
How to get there:
Habitat Trail can be started from Main entrance in Alice Holt Woodland Park which is part of Alice Holt Forest. Farnham is the nearest town or village.
From the A31 turn off at Farnham onto the A325. Stay on the A325 for approximately 3 miles.From Portsmouth and Petersfield take the A325 towards Farnham. At the Halfway House Pub on the A325 turn off the main road following signs for the Woodland Park. The entrance is 300 yards along this road on the left., The nearest station is at Bentley. From here you can walk through Alice Holt Forest to the Woodland Park along public rights of way., Alternatively take the train to Farnham and catch a bus to the Woodland Park.
OS Grid Reference: SU 807 416
