Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.07479, -1.50605
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Lock scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Rough Poppy · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Clarendon Way Walking route ▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 9.1 km ▾
A varied walk through ancient woodlands & historic farmland & part of the Test Way. The route is designed to be walked anti-clockwise, but is waymarked in both directions. Some uneven terrain & country roads with potential livestock in places.
Named route Length 9.1 km Duration 02:40-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW Hants Walking route 2.9 km ▾
Enjoy the open space of Stockbridge Common, situated along the River Test. The marsh offers access to the river's edge, in a valley that has little / no river frontage. An ideal location for walking & picnicking. Grass paths can be muddy after wet weather
Named route Length 2.9 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sprat & Winkle Line public footpath · 853 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 853 m Surface compacted Incline 0% Path type: bridleway
Show on map Sprat & Winkle Line public footpath · 243 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 243 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Short Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Test Way Cycle route Cycling route ▾
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway
Named route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Danebury Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.
Named route Listed length 24 mi Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 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 Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Roman Road (Venta-Sorviodunum) bridleway · 602 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 602 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Monarch's Way, Horsebridge
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Wildlife to spot
11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +40
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,813 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +40
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Psylla alni Psylla alni
Psylla alni Psylla alni
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 