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Upper Grateley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Andover-MonxtonCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Danebury Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain 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 routeListed length 24 miHampshire off Road cycle trails

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Georgia Lanebridleway · 600 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 600 mPath type: bridleway

Georgia Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Georgia Lanebridleway · 1.2 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
MagpiePica pica2015
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2015
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
RedwingTurdus iliacus2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RavenCorvus corax2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Roe Deer +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2022

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Ringlet · Small White +77

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2019
PeacockAglais io2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2013
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2018
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2013
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2018
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2017
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2014
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2014
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2013
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2013
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2013
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2013
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2013
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2013
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2013
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2013
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2013
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2013
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2013
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2013
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2013
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2013
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2012
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2012
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2012
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2012
Blotched EmeraldComibaena bajularia2012
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2012
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2012
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
ClayMythimna ferrago2012
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2012
Straw DotRivula sericealis2012
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2012
Clouded BrindleApamea epomidion2012
FernHorisme tersata2012
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2012
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2012
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2012
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2012
FlameAxylia putris2012
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2012
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2012
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2012
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2012
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2012
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2012
Peppered MothBiston betularia2012
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2011

🌿

Plants34 species

spring

2017

Bluebell · Spanish Bluebell · Wood Speedwell · American Willowherb · Clustered Dock +29

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2010
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2010
Rosa caninaRosa canina2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Wild OnionAllium vineale2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2010
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2010
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
YewTaxus baccata2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2010
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2010
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2010
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2015
MagpiePica pica2015
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2015
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2015
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2011
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
RedwingTurdus iliacus2011
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2011
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RavenCorvus corax2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2015
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2011
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2011

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Roe Deer +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2015
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2022

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Ringlet · Small White +77

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Brown HairstreakThecla betulae2019
PeacockAglais io2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2013
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2018
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2013
Clouded YellowColias croceus2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2018
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2017
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2017
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2014
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2014
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2013
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2013
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2013
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2013
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2013
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2013
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2013
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2013
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2013
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2013
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2013
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2013
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2013
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum2013
Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2012
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2012
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2012
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2012
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2012
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2012
Blotched EmeraldComibaena bajularia2012
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2012
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2012
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2012
ClayMythimna ferrago2012
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2012
Straw DotRivula sericealis2012
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2012
Clouded BrindleApamea epomidion2012
FernHorisme tersata2012
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2012
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2012
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2012
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2012
FlameAxylia putris2012
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2012
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2012
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2012
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2012
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2012
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2012
Peppered MothBiston betularia2012
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2011

🌿

Plants34 species

spring

2017

Bluebell · Spanish Bluebell · Wood Speedwell · American Willowherb · Clustered Dock +29

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2010
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Round-leaved FluellenKickxia spuria2010
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2010
Rosa caninaRosa canina2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Wild OnionAllium vineale2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2010
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2010
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010
YewTaxus baccata2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2010
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2010
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2010
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2010
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Talbot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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