Holbury Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 19 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 19 ha
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51.04864, -1.59338
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Clarendon Way Walking route ▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 9.1 km ▾
A varied walk through ancient woodlands & historic farmland & part of the Test Way. The route is designed to be walked anti-clockwise, but is waymarked in both directions. Some uneven terrain & country roads with potential livestock in places.
Named route Length 9.1 km Duration 02:40-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map PAWS Woodland Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Short Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Danebury Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.
Named route Listed length 24 mi Hampshire off Road cycle trails
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 Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Bulls Drove bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km 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
12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark · Rook +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Roe Deer Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Brimstone +12
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,488 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Skylark · Rook +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Grey Squirrel · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Noctule Nyctalus noctula Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Roe Deer Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Brimstone +12
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
2024
2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus
Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 