Have to start with a warning. We are not 100% convinced this 5km circular walk is accessible. There is a gate with a narrow gap to the side that I think a wheelchair can pass through, and my partner does not. We did not walk with my daughter in her off-road buggy, nor measured the gap, so cannot be sure. A picture of the gate and gap is below.
Having said that, It would be possible to walk a there and back route from the car park, along the cycle path and a tarmac path skirting around the eastern edge of the woods and a residential estate, which avoids the muddy tracks, flooded fields, and gate https://explore.osmaps.com/route/24727714/great-covert-woods-north-baddesley?lat=50.978646&lon=-1.43101&zoom=14.3379&style=Leisure&type=2d¶ms=24727714¶ms=great-covert-woods-north-baddesley
This circular walk takes you around into woods and across fields. The full 6.5km route requires an off road buggy or off road wheelchair. On a January day the northern stretch of the route was flooded and very muddy in places. The route is a combination of grassy farm tracks, dirt paths (around pylons), woodland paths, and a cycle path. The there and back route along the cycle path only route is standard wheelchair accessible.
Parking - There is a car park on Sandy Lane, presumably for the sports and recreation ground SO52 9EA, but it may be full if there is a football match on. The only car park on Google Maps is Bracken Woods Car Park, 35 Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9EP
Toilets - According to Google Maps there are no public toilets in North Baddesley. The nearest Changing Places toilets is Romsey Rapids, Southampton Road, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8AF (3 miles from North Baddesley), The Bradbury Centre (closed weekends) 300 Aldermoor Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 5NA (4 miles), and University Hospital Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD (4 miles)
Refreshments - The Ox Public House & Indian Restaurant 120 Botley Rd, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9EE, Water-Margin Chinese Restaurant 72 Botley Road, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9DU, Chunkys Fish & Chips 15 Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, Southampton SO52 9EJ, and Co-op Food across the road from The Ox
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