Oakley Copse - Broadleaved woodland 7 ha
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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.06765, -1.52246
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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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 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 38 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 4 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 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Private fishing grounds, near Pittleworth farm
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Wildlife to spot
10,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,976 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Song Thrush +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mole · Domestic Dog · Feral Sheep · Domestic Cattle
Mole Talpa europaea Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Feral Sheep Ovis aries Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +40
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,976 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Mallard · Song Thrush +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Stock Dove Columba oenas Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Redwing Turdus iliacus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mole · Domestic Dog · Feral Sheep · Domestic Cattle
Mole Talpa europaea Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Feral Sheep Ovis aries Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +40
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
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
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
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