Green Trail and Heritage Network
We are leading on the development of the Horndean Green Trail and Heritage Network, which will consist of a core trail/network, accessible to all, with related trails spurring off to sites of natural and heritage interest. As well as offering benefits to existing residents and visitors from outside Horndean, future phases of the project will include trails and routes to the new Hazleton Meadow development.
Our aim will be to create a more integrated community and one that helps to ensure that new residents - domestic, business and educational - immediately feel part of our existing vibrant community.
This scheme is being developed so that our rich history and natural open spaces are more easily accessible to be enjoyed by everyone whether for fun, education, fitness & health, or for community and environmental reasons.
Horndean Parish Council, wishes to promote walking and cycling to encourage visitors to walk or cycle rather than drive.
Please see below for a summary map (click on it to view a larger version) of facilities and features on and around the network.
Update December 2025
New mapping boards have been prepared for installation alongside directional signage in the new year.
Specific trails have been mapped out for Blendworth and Catherington, area maps for each can be downloaded here:
Update January 2026
Horndean Parish Council is delighted to announce that following further grant funding, this flagship project has now progressed to the installation of waymarking infrastructure and the first map board has been installed in the Village Square. A further six map boards are awaiting installation at key points around the trail over the coming weeks.
This Project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Horndean Parish Council has received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, as part of the East Hampshire District Council’s Grow Up programme.
Further updates will follow as additional infrastructure is installed.
VILLAGE STORIES AND HERITAGE SITES
Many heritage assets have been discovered in the making of these maps. Some of these can be visited and seen, but others are stories of lost events and places that have been uncovered through research and conversation with local residents.
We are keen to preserve this record for the community, and are committed to placing QR codes at the sites of many of these ‘lost events’ so that explorers can follow these and read about them further on this website.
We welcome inputs from residents to contribute and expand on these local stories by submitting pictures and their written memories to be hosted online, helping village history come to life.
For information on how to add a short story and link to future QR codes and locations, please contact:
