Michelmersh Wood - Broadleaved woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.04597, -1.51195
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Keble Way Walking route ▾
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
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Barbastelle · Mole · Feral Sheep · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Feral Sheep Ovis aries Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Leptocerus tineiformis · Mystacides azurea · Athripsodes albifrons +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,092 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Barbastelle · Mole · Feral Sheep · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle +1
Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Feral Sheep Ovis aries Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Leptocerus tineiformis · Mystacides azurea · Athripsodes albifrons +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Leptocerus tineiformis Leptocerus tineiformis Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea Athripsodes albifrons Athripsodes albifrons Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Hydroptila sparsa
Hydroptila sparsa
Hydroptila sparsa
Hydroptila sparsa
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis
Ceraclea dissimilis Ceraclea dissimilis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae
Phryganeidae Phryganeidae
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Fox-coloured Pine Combhorn Neodiprion sertifer
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2024
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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