Alder Moor - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Gosport Getting here
50.78767, -1.17222
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map The Shipwrights Way Walking route ▾
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 264 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 264 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 351 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 351 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Shipwright's Way Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
22,888 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,888 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Grey Bush-cricket · Orygma luctuosum · Fucellia +25
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Orygma luctuosum Orygma luctuosum Fucellia Fucellia Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,888 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter · Grey Bush-cricket · Orygma luctuosum · Fucellia +25
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Grey Bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata Orygma luctuosum Orygma luctuosum Fucellia Fucellia Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Cantharis cryptica Cantharis cryptica
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea 