Chilworth Golf Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
↑ Share
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
50.96445, -1.42636
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — House Martin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Stinking Tutsan, Ragged-Robin +1 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +92 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Meadow Nature Trail Walking route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Length 2.5 km
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Keble Way Walking route ▾
Lordswood Lane public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Star Wars public footpath · 850 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 850 m Path type: footway
Show on map 150 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eastleigh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S3 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to Lyndhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chilworth Drove bridleway · 524 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 524 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Chilworth Drove bridleway · 308 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 308 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Roman Road restricted byway · 689 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 689 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Chilworth Drove bridleway · 126 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 126 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Chilworth Drove bridleway · 16 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 16 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: 0da23f66-d975-4282-9090-d09e876fc3c9
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Crossbill · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +18
House Martin Delichon urbicum Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +34
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Pine Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,824 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Crossbill · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +18
House Martin Delichon urbicum Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +34
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Pine Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2025
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
