Cannon Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
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51.18938, -1.09941
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Comma, Red Admiral, Large White +32 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Comma, Red Admiral, Large White +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Russet Toughshank, Bolete Mould +3 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Nettle Clustercup Rust, Russet Toughshank, Bolete Mould +3 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ox Drove Way Walking route ▾
St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 14.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Show on map Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map The Ox Drove mountain bike route Mountain bike route ▾
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oak Hill Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.1 km Surface pebblestone Path type: track
Show on map Damsel Lane bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Moundsmere Manor estate road
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Wildlife to spot
1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawfinch · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +43
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2018 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2018 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2018 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Brimstone · Orange-tip · Emperor Dragonfly +16
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Puccinia urticae-inflatae · Russet Toughshank · Bolete Mould · Giant Puffball · Umbellifer Mildew +1
Puccinia urticae-inflatae Puccinia urticae-inflatae Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus Bolete Mould Hypomyces chrysospermus Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei Pocket Plum Taphrina pruni Bluebell
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,258 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hawfinch · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Song Thrush +43
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Dendrocopos major anglicus Dendrocopos major anglicus2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2019 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2018 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2018 Redwing Turdus iliacus2018 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2022 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama2018 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Brimstone · Orange-tip · Emperor Dragonfly +16
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2020 Puccinia urticae-inflatae · Russet Toughshank · Bolete Mould · Giant Puffball · Umbellifer Mildew +1
Puccinia urticae-inflatae Puccinia urticae-inflatae Russet Toughshank Gymnopus dryophilus Bolete Mould Hypomyces chrysospermus Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei Pocket Plum Taphrina pruni Bluebell
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green-veined White
Green-veined White
Pieris napi2019
Pieris napi2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes2023
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2021
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2021
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2020
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2020
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018 