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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
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Beechcroft Tea Barn — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
☕Beechcroft Tea Barn — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Café

Best for

9 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Song Thrush +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Farm visits

Strong match

Farm shop

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Allan King WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

St Swithun's WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 23 linkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Viaduct WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route50 m

Named routeRef 23Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

South Downs WayMountain bike route

Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

WestwoodMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Farley Mount Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route

Named route

Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

16,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds50 species

springautumn

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Treecreeper +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Stoat

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Red Admiral +17

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springautumn

2026

Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Treecreeper +45

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Stoat

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
StoatMustela erminea

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary · Speckled Wood · Brimstone · Red Admiral +17

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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