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Andover Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland79 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Andover, Massachusetts · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome79 ha

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51.22608, -1.65714

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking on site — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Feather-moss, Lesser Yoke-moss, Forked Veilwort +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhinoceros Beetle +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route7.5 km

Named routeRef 45Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little OwlAthene noctua
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Western Honey Bee · Volucella inanis +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Even Scalewort · Clustered Feather-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +11

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Forked Veilwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie +47

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little OwlAthene noctua
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rhinoceros Beetle · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Western Honey Bee · Volucella inanis +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants16 species

autumn

2025

Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Even Scalewort · Clustered Feather-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +11

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Forked Veilwort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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