Matterley Bowl

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Is it your level?IntermediatePG

A shallow northerly bowl near Winchester, a gentle paraglider site, currently closed.

Facts from the Sky Surfing Club guide · pilots are adding the local read

Before you goClosed until further notice, so check with the club before planning a visit. The whole bowl is a sensitive SSSI.

Today at the launch23 Jun

Working window

WindSE 12mphTailwind

Gust2.0×Rowdy

Thermal2-3m/sModerate

Cloud base5,550ftBig

Context only, never a go-call

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7 facts checked against the Sky Surfing Club guide

The read

A narrow northerly, from 350 round to 020, in a shallow bowl.

Is it my level

A paraglider site; hang gliders need a site induction or an experienced companion.

Launch

Two setups either side of the central wooded copse, chosen by the wind.

Landing

Top landing is clean for paragliders, but mind the rabbit burrows and steel posts. Bottom landing may mean a walk out, with no vehicle access.

Airspace

Capped at 1,500ft inside the Cheesefoot Head Box, and 2,000ft under the Solent CTA.

Getting there

On the A272 between Winchester and West Meon; park at Cheesefoot Head, leave nothing of value in the car.

The catch

Strong winds turn it rough with very little get-out downwind. Steel posts sit near launch and the top landing.

Who do I ask

Sky Surfing Club steward this site. The takeoff and landing photos, the full rules and who to ring live in their guide.

Crew chatLive3 messages

Dave K.

On the hill now, light NW and just starting to work. Soarable the length of the ridge.

Tom R.

Watch the rotor behind the bowl in this NE, stayed well out front.

Jonny P.

Quiet up here, just me and one other, smooth and steady. Come join.

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