Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Getting here
51.04541, -1.59434
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Contour fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Dunnock ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Dunnock ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Cuckoo +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Cuckoo +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 11 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
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Wildlife to spot
12,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,624 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Dunnock · Marsh Tit · Rook · Goldcrest +24
House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Barbastelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Brimstone +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,624 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Dunnock · Marsh Tit · Rook · Goldcrest +24
House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Barbastelle +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Brimstone +16
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
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
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 