Close Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 46 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 46 ha
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50.91334, -1.17617
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Common Comfrey, Herb-Robert +110 more · last seen 2022
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Hogweed +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Soberton and Newtown Millennium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Northfields Farm Lane public footpath · 468 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 468 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Northfields Farm Lane public footpath · 79 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 79 m Path type: track
Show on map Northfields Farm Lane public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: track
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 567 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 567 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 30 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 30 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 49 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 49 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 15 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 15 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Looking into Close Wood from the Meon Valley Trail
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5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +20
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Empis tessellata Empis tessellata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,109 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Song Thrush +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Stag Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +20
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Empis tessellata Empis tessellata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 