Landford Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 92 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 92 ha
Places › England › South West › Wiltshire Getting here
51.00099, -1.62647
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Shoveler, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Red Dead-nettle, Heather +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tawny Grisette, Razor Strop Fungus, Amanita Wridog +86 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Tawny Grisette, Razor Strop Fungus, Amanita Wridog +86 more · last seen 2019
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Comma +35 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 North Common Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map The Drive public footpath · 428 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 428 m Path type: service
Show on map Compton's Drive public footpath · 647 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 647 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map 11 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 Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 5.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red 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.
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Wildlife to spot
9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Heather · Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Red Dead-nettle · Mistletoe
Heather Calluna vulgaris Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,108 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wigeon Mareca penelope Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Noctule +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Stag Beetle
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring summer
2023 ▾
Heather · Lesser Butterfly-orchid · Red Dead-nettle · Mistletoe
Heather Calluna vulgaris Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Bat Chiroptera
Bat Chiroptera
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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