Crowdhill Copse - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.97046, -1.31189
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 234m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 234m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Otter TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers FordCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S7Local cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Southampton Cycle Network Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef S6Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Martin · Kestrel +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects70 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +65
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants3 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Pedunculate Oak · Smooth Sow-thistle · Field Maple
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,242 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · House Martin · Kestrel +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Harvest Mouse · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects70 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +65
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
🌿Plants3 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Pedunculate Oak · Smooth Sow-thistle · Field Maple
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle
Typhaeus typhoeus
Typhaeus typhoeus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2025Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Sigara (Vermicorixa) lateralisSigara (Vermicorixa) lateralis2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2025Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Caenopsis fissirostrisCaenopsis fissirostris2025Caenopsis fissirostrisCaenopsis fissirostris2025Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2025Conops ceriaeformisConops ceriaeformis2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025Anevrina urbanaAnevrina urbana2025Anevrina urbanaAnevrina urbana2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2025Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Lesser EarwigLabia minor2025Lesser EarwigLabia minor2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Broom CarverRhogogaster genistae2025Broom CarverRhogogaster genistae2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum2025Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025German WaspVespula germanica2025German WaspVespula germanica2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025FirebratThermobia domestica2025FirebratThermobia domestica2025Heath Short-spurAnisodactylus nemorivagus2025Heath Short-spurAnisodactylus nemorivagus2025Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2025Rhamphomyia crassirostrisRhamphomyia crassirostris2025Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025Bibio lanigerusBibio lanigerus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Events & activities nearby
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