West Walk - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
50.91019, -1.16314
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
- 📍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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
27,894 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,894 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Siskin · Marsh Tit · Woodcock · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail +39
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Empis tessellata +17
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,894 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2025▾
Siskin · Marsh Tit · Woodcock · Meadow Pipit · Pied Wagtail +39
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Empis tessellata +17
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas