Head Down Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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50.96296, -0.95541
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow Bird's-nest, Common Gromwell, Euphrasia officinalis +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Large White +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Large White +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Staunton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Long Woodland Trail Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Short Woodland Trail Walking route 3 km ▾
Named route Length 3 km Local walking route
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 228 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Discover the Hampshire South Downs by Bike Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EH Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 22/222 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Petersfield - QECP/SDW Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Petersfield Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
QECP Blue MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map QECP Red MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map East Meon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km
Show on map 2 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
13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Brimstone · Gatekeeper +21
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,834 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Great Tit +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Brimstone · Gatekeeper +21
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polyommatus icarus2024
Polyommatus icarus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2025
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2025
Hydropsyche siltalai Hydropsyche siltalai2025
Oecetis lacustris Oecetis lacustris2025
Oecetis lacustris Oecetis lacustris2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Golden-haired Robberfly Choerades marginatus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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