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Badminston Common – Floating Island Pond loop from Fawley

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Badminston Common – Floating Island Pond loop from Fawley

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Badminston Common – Floating Island Pond loop from Fawley

01:45

6.81km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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New Forest National Park

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2.79 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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2.96 km

Heather Fields in New Forest National Park

Highlight • Forest

Great location in August for heather in bloom.

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3.60 km

Floating Island Pond

Highlight • Lake

Here sits an earthwork dam that is part of a silted-up pond known as Floating Island. A small wooden bridge forms part of the bridleway next to the sluice.

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3.60 km

Millpond Bay and Sluice, New Forest National Park

Highlight • River

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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6.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.88 km

661 m

209 m

Surfaces

4.92 km

765 m

661 m

209 m

< 100 m

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Badminston Common – Floating Island Pond loop from Fawley

Badminston Common

Heather Fields in New Forest National Park

Floating Island Pond

Millpond Bay and Sluice, New Forest National Park

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