Longstock Park ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.14626, -1.47533
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Leckford Estate Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Leckford Estate Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map River Anton Way Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW Hants Walking route 2.9 km ▾
Enjoy the open space of Stockbridge Common, situated along the River Test. The marsh offers access to the river's edge, in a valley that has little / no river frontage. An ideal location for walking & picnicking. Grass paths can be muddy after wet weather
Named route Length 2.9 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stockbridge Down Wildlife and History Walk, SW Hants Walking route 2.4 km ▾
Explore characteristic chalk downland & discover a wealth of history (burial mounds, ancient field systems & an Iron Age hillfort). Find fascinating flora & fauna & views of the Test Valley towards Salisbury Plain. Steep inclines & avoidable rough ground
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:30-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Jubilee 2012 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 844 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 844 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 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 Sparsholt Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Longstock Park Nursery garden centre entrance
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Wildlife to spot
46,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +50
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Xylota sylvarum · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,196 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin +50
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius chrysomeloides · Xylota sylvarum · Mycetophagus quadripustulatus · Lesser Stag Beetle +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Mycetophagus quadripustulatus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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