Beech Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.87931, -1.00970
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 297m away — 8 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 297m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Named cycling route nearby: Havant Borough Network
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Staunton WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
149 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 222National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Havant Borough Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Havant Borough NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Horndean Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 303 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Park Lanebridleway · 78 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 78 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Park Lanebridleway · 942 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 942 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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A3(M) approaching Junction 3 south
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Wildlife to spot
30,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
30,680 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White · Red Admiral +17
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,680 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White · Red Admiral +17
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Events & activities nearby
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