Further Common Plantation 46 ha
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50.99308, -1.43370
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 410m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 410m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Stonechat, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Long-winged Cone-head, Meadow Grasshopper, Bog Bush-cricket +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Eyebright, Blue Iris, Agrimony +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Blue Iris, Agrimony +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Keble Way Walking route ▾
The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
103 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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Woodland track on Baddesley common
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38,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,536 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Blackbird · Linnet · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Long-winged Cone-head · Slender Ground-hopper · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Earwig · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,536 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Blackbird · Linnet · Blue Tit +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Long-winged Cone-head · Slender Ground-hopper · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Earwig · Hairy Shieldbug +19
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum 