Hay Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.27754, -1.20527
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🦉 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 — Raven, Barn Owl, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Barn Owl, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Marbled White +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Watership Down Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 1: Watership Down
Show on map Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
White Lane byway open to all traffic · 1 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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
5,846 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,846 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +40
Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Quail Coturnix coturnix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Large White · Brimstone +10
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,846 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blackbird +40
Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Linnet Linaria cannabina Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Quail Coturnix coturnix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Large White · Brimstone +10
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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