Foxcott deserted medieval village
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
51.22337, -1.50965
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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 Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🌳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 Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🌳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
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, 22-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Test WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route
River Anton WayWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Route Andover 38dWalking route▾
Named routeRef Andover 38d
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Town centre to rail stationCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Charlton LakesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover-MonxtonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
AndoverCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Andover The Lakes cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Foxcott deserted medieval village and tower
Photos
Foxcott deserted medieval village and tower
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Astroturf · Free · 264m
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,697 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,697 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Smooth Newt
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,697 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
winterspringautumn
2026Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Blue Tit
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025Smooth Newt
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Glow-worm
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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