Hardmoor Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
50.94686, -1.38651
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 🅿️ Southampton Archery Club 167m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Southampton Archery Club 167m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Toothwort, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Bee Orchid +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Stag Beetle +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Stag Beetle +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water Vole Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
Forest Trail Walking route ▾
Crabbe Lane public footpath · 11 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 11 m Surface concrete Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Crabbe Lane public footpath · 164 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 164 m Surface dirt Incline up Path type: footway
Show on map Crabbe Lane public footpath · 148 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 148 m Surface dirt Incline up Path type: footway
Show on map 166 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Get in lane for M3 or M27
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Wildlife to spot
34,822 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,822 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Great Crested Grebe +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,822 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Great Crested Grebe +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyparochromus vulgaris · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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