Marylane Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 69 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 69 ha
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.09416, -1.00882
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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 🍄 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 — Woodcock, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodcock, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides · last seen 2018
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Gymnopus fuscopurpureus, Aromatic Knight, Yellowing Knight +26 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Gymnopus fuscopurpureus, Aromatic Knight, Yellowing Knight +26 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Large White +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Selborne Common Walk, Selborne Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Experience this nature trail at Selborne Common in Hampshire that is an absolute must for nature lovers. Visitors can discover a variety of butterflies, birds and meadow flowers.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Discover the Hampshire South Downs by Bike Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EH Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chawton, Selborne LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 502 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 782 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 782 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Petersfield Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 2 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 Red Campion under trees in Marylane Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodcock · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +39
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus
Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,094 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodcock · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +39
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2020 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2020 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2020 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Dunnock Prunella modularis2020 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2020 Whitethroat Curruca communis2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Swift Apus apus2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2020 Redwing Turdus iliacus2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2020 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Barbastelle · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White · Brimstone · Red Admiral +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus
Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Gymnopus fuscopurpureus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Grayling Hipparchia semele2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2021
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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