Telegraph Woods - Mixed woodland
1 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.92350, -1.33102
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Solent WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route
The Chestnut TrailWalking route▾
Forest TrailWalking route▾
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
118 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Southampton Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S1Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S5Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to SouthamptonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 236National Cycle Network
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,230 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +28
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects53 species
springautumn
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Mycophaga testacea · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +48
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,230 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit +28
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects53 species
springautumn
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Mycophaga testacea · Meliscaeva auricollis · Marmalade Hoverfly +48
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesAnt Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoidesMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesMeligethesSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaPneumiaPneumiaPneumiaPneumiaAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidaePneumia nubilaPneumia nubilaPneumia nubilaPneumia nubilaLeucophoraLeucophoraLeucophoraLeucophoraScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaHelina evectaEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBetulapion simileBetulapion simileBetulapion simileBetulapion simileNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisNebria brevicollisPolietesPolietesPolietesPolietesHylemyaHylemyaHylemyaHylemyaSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2025Calathus fuscipesCalathus fuscipes2025Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis2025Philosepedon humeralisPhilosepedon humeralis2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2025Valenzuela burmeisteriValenzuela burmeisteri2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025SericoderusSericoderus2025SericoderusSericoderus2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2025ScatellaScatella2025ScatellaScatella2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025TephrochlamysTephrochlamys2025TephrochlamysTephrochlamys2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025Microdon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilis2025Microdon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilis2025Events & activities nearby
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