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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.08724, -1.60508
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Field Grasshopper +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Field Grasshopper +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Dwarf Thistle, Hoary Plantain +48 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Dwarf Thistle, Hoary Plantain +48 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Bramble +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 PAWS Woodland Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 7 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 Main Route Cycling route 5.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 5.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Buckholt Farm, Buckholt 2
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Wildlife to spot
12,227 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,227 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Yellowhammer +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Hornet Robberfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +9
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,227 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Yellowhammer +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Hornet Robberfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +9
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Amara communis Amara communis
Amara communis Amara communis 