Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.03910, -1.58622
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Dunnock 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 62m away 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Dunnock 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 62m away £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Martin, Dunnock, Rook +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Martin, Dunnock, Rook +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 24
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Shackell's Lane public footpath · 562 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 562 m Path type: track
Show on map 29 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 Photos Sunday morning on Lockerley Green
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Wildlife to spot
17,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Dunnock · Rook · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +36
House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Barbastelle +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Dunnock · Rook · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +36
House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Barbastelle +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White +14
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis daubentonii
Myotis daubentonii
2024
2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
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
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
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
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
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