Longmead Row ✦ Ancient woodland 60 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 60 ha
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50.86452, -1.46660
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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Keeled Skimmer, Wood Cricket +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Babey's Lane public footpath · 979 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 979 m Path type: footway
Show on map Babey's Lane public footpath · 124 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 124 m Path type: track
Show on map 90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Ashurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S2 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S3 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hawkhill Inclosure Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
11,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,731 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldcrest +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Alydus calcaratus +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio Physiphora alceae 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,731 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldcrest +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Darter · Keeled Skimmer · Small Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Alydus calcaratus +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio Physiphora alceae 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Physiphora alceae
Physiphora alceae
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 