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United Kingdom
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South East England
Hampshire
New Forest
Fawley

Tom's Down — New Forest National Park

Moderate

4.8

(8)

16

hikers

Tom's Down — New Forest National Park

02:27

9.53km

40m

Hiking

A walk of wildlife and wartime.

On this trail, you will see Badminston Common, where there used to be World War 2 installations (storage tanks in a war project to place a pipeline under the ocean). Mopley Pond, which you will walk past on your way, has connections to the…

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Last updated: August 14, 2024

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2.11 km

Badminston Common

Highlight • Historical Site

There were many wartime installations in the Fawley area, including the storage tanks used for the PLUTO project, a Second World War Pipe Line Under the Ocean. These were located …

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4.55 km

This millpond once provided a water reserve for the Mill downstream. The pond was drained in 1866, but features of the pond (its bay and sluce) can still be seen today.

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6.72 km

Mopley Pond

Highlight • Historical Site

Now a fishing lake, Mopley Pond was formed some time in the past by damming the valley where two streams met to form a mill pond for the Mopley watermill …

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9.53 km

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7.95 km

1.10 km

471 m

Surfaces

5.48 km

1.91 km

1.10 km

668 m

354 m

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March 17, 2024

A walk of wildlife and wartime.



On this trail, you will see Badminston Common, where there used to be World War 2 installations (storage tanks in a war project to place a pipeline under the ocean). Mopley Pond, which you will walk past on your way, has connections to the same wartime project. Both Badminston

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