Eastleigh Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.17788, 1.06675
Open directionsv
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route982 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,502 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,502 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2026▾
Turtle Dove · Firecrest · Hobby · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +33
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2023▾
Dilated Scalewort · Himalayan Balsam
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,502 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2026▾
Turtle Dove · Firecrest · Hobby · Woodpigeon · Robin +45
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sicus ferrugineus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly +33
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2023▾
Dilated Scalewort · Himalayan Balsam
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis2023
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataRhagonycha luteaRhagonycha luteaRhagonycha luteaRhagonycha luteaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataVolucella inflataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatusGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisRinged TigressAthalia circularisRinged TigressAthalia circularisVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2022Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Gonia piceaGonia picea2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras2022Large ConeheadRuspolia nitidula2021Large ConeheadRuspolia nitidula2021Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Red-girdled Mining BeeAndrena labiata2021Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2021Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2021Red Wood AntFormica rufa2021Red Wood AntFormica rufa2021