Multi-period site in Itchen Wood
106 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome106 ha
Getting here
51.11754, -1.24630
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦22+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Pied Wagtail +19 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Pied Wagtail +19 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Itchen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
St Swithun's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN23 temporary diversion routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route220 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 220 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route539 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Winchester Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Micheldever Station Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Chillandham Lanerestricted byway · 56 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 56 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: track
Chillandham Lanerestricted byway · 777 m▾
Fire Path
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 777 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Chillandham Lanerestricted byway · 287 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 287 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: track
Chillandham Lanerestricted byway · 131 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 131 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: track
Chillandham Lanerestricted byway · 93 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 93 mSurface cobblestoneIncline upPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +14
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Brimstone · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Silver-washed Fritillary · Peacock +12
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow +14
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Rat · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
Brimstone · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Silver-washed Fritillary · Peacock +12
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaCommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Events & activities nearby
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