Ganger Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.00276, -1.45785
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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Wood Avens +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Hazel +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 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 ▾
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Test Way Cycle route Cycling route ▾
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway
Named route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 567 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 567 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 95 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 95 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Theven Lane bridleway · 211 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 211 m Surface asphalt Incline 2% 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.
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Wildlife to spot
53,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Birch Catkin Bug · Common Earwig · Meadow Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly +7
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Birch Catkin Bug · Common Earwig · Meadow Grasshopper · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly +7
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025 