Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape ✦ Ancient woodland 154 ha
Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient🦅 Birds💜 Bluebells
Free entry Dogs welcome 154 ha
Getting here
51.22999, -2.00014
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow 🌳 Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swallow 🌳 Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 8 activities 🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
💜 Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Water-crowfoot, Meadow Crane's-bill, White Helleborine +20 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Kestrel, Swallow, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Common Carder Bee, Brown-banded Carder Bee +66 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Horse Trail Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Imber Range Perimeter Path Walking route ▾ Named route Ref IRPP Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾ Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾ King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾ Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site Scheduled Monument
Photos
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‹ › ✦ Ancient Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
6,451 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 6,451 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Kestrel · Swallow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jay
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
+7 more species Hide species list All 12 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝 Insects 69 species
spring summer
2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Brown-banded Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter
+64 more species Hide species list All 69 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Water-crowfoot · Meadow Crane's-bill · White Helleborine · Clustered Bellflower · Chara
+18 more species Hide species list All 23 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Water-crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis2024 Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Chara Chara2024 Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,451 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 Kestrel · Swallow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jay
+46 more species Hide species list All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 🦌 Mammals 12 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
+7 more species Hide species list All 12 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝 Insects 69 species
spring summer
2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Brown-banded Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter
+64 more species Hide species list All 69 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis2024 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Water-crowfoot · Meadow Crane's-bill · White Helleborine · Clustered Bellflower · Chara
+18 more species Hide species list All 23 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Common Water-crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis2024 Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Chara Chara2024 Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2024
Polecat Mustela putorius2024
Polecat Mustela putorius2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2024 2024
2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Red-tailed Mason Bee Osmia bicolor2024
Red-tailed Mason Bee Osmia bicolor2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2024
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024
Gold-Fringed Mason Bee Osmia aurulenta2023
Gold-Fringed Mason Bee Osmia aurulenta2023
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2024
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2024
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2023
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2023
Painted Nomad Bee Nomada fucata2023
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2022
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Muscidae Muscidae
Muscidae Muscidae
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2024
Gastrophysa polygoni Gastrophysa polygoni2024
Poecilus Poecilus2024
Poecilus Poecilus2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Gymnomerus laevipes Gymnomerus laevipes2024
Gymnomerus laevipes Gymnomerus laevipes2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes2024
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius2024
Ash Bark Beetle Hylesinus varius2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Limnephilus vittatus Limnephilus vittatus2024
Limnephilus vittatus Limnephilus vittatus2024
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2023
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2023
Phryganea grandis Phryganea grandis2023
Phryganea grandis Phryganea grandis2023
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2023
Polycentropus flavomaculatus Polycentropus flavomaculatus2023
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2023
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis2023
Armed Nomad Bee Nomada armata2023
Armed Nomad Bee Nomada armata2023
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2023
Cantharis lateralis Cantharis lateralis2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2023
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus2023
Hemicrepidius hirtus Hemicrepidius hirtus2023
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2023
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus2023
Limnephilus bipunctatus Limnephilus bipunctatus2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2023
Buff-banded Mining Bee Andrena simillima2022
Buff-banded Mining Bee Andrena simillima2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2022
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2022
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2022
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2022
Gooden's Nomad Bee Nomada goodeniana2022 2022
2022
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2024
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2024
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Star-Of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2023
Star-Of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2023
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2023
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2023
Oak Quercus2023
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