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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.04601, -1.63497
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Chaffinch ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, House Martin +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: BORBACH CHANTRY
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, House Martin +47 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Church Farm Lane public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Path type: residential
Show on map 9 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 4.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 4.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 2.2 km 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 Photos Entrance to Woodside Farm
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Wildlife to spot
21,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,612 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Martin · Dunnock · Blackcap · Cuckoo +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small White · Brimstone +22
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hedge Woundwort · Tormentil · Field Forget-me-not +7
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,612 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Martin · Dunnock · Blackcap · Cuckoo +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Magpie Pica pica Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Whitethroat Curruca communis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Small White · Brimstone +22
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hedge Woundwort · Tormentil · Field Forget-me-not +7
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Tormentil Potentilla erecta Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea 