Eastleigh Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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51.16691, 1.06207
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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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Peacock +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Peacock +146 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam +2 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Eastern) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 982 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 982 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 26 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 26 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 17 Length 41 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Goldcrest +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Brown Hare
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 24-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +18
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,201 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Goldcrest +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Brown Hare
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · 24-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle +18
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Cheilosia barbata Cheilosia barbata
Cheilosia barbata Cheilosia barbata
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea
Rhagonycha lutea Rhagonycha lutea
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Malthinus flaveolus Malthinus flaveolus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 