Beggarwood Park Local Nature Reserve

Beggarwood Woodland Park is a 24 hectare site designated as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) with many fantastic recreational facilities. The park was awarded the Green Flag Award for a second time in 2024/25.

Take a look at the management plan which sets out the future management of the park

Location and access

Situated to the southwest of Basingstoke, the park serves the communities of Hatch Warren and Beggarwood. Free parking is available at the Café in the Park and by The Co-operative food shop. Park access by foot is possible via Woodbury Road, Beggarwood Lane, and a path behind Pets at Home, Hatch Warren.

View the disabled access guide for Beggarwood Park

Recreational facilities

The park has a variety of facilities, catering to all age groups. These include a toddler and junior play area, an outdoor gym, a timber wild zone, a pump track, amphitheatre, picnic benches and a good footpath network.

Beggarwood Community Centre situated on the edge of the park is home to Café in the Park offering refreshments and a space for community groups to meet.

Conservation in the park

Designated as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). The site is a mixture of open grassland and woodland copses and is managed in partnership with the Beggarwood Wildlife Group.

Due to its superb wildflower meadows, including species such as small scabious, vipers bugloss, knapweed and birds foot trefoil, the invertebrate population is thriving. The park is home to a variety of butterfly species, including the Small Blue, Dingy Skipper and Holly Blue. White throats and linnets are amongst the captivating birds to be found here.

The wildlife group meet on the first Tuesday of the month, at 9am, by the Café in the Park. Their activities include scrub bashing, coppicing, seed collection and dispersal, and dead hedge creation. For further information visit the Beggarwood Wildlife group’s website or email keith@beggarwoodwildlife.uk