North Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
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50.95143, -1.03200
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Hyacinthoides, Spanish Bluebell +25 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +141 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Staunton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 NCN 22/222 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Petersfield - QECP/SDW Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Downs Way alternative route through Warnford Mountain bike route ▾
QECP Blue MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map QECP Red MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map East Meon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km
Show on map 1 public path 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 Footpath around field edge by North Wood
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3,206 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +16
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jynx torquilla torquilla Jynx torquilla torquilla2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small White · Large White · Common Blue +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Syrphus Syrphus Greater Stitchwort · Dog's Mercury · Bugle · Cleavers · Solomon's-seal +19
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Bugle Ajuga reptans Cleavers Galium aparine Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,206 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +16
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Jynx torquilla torquilla Jynx torquilla torquilla2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small White · Large White · Common Blue +35
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Syrphus Syrphus Greater Stitchwort · Dog's Mercury · Bugle · Cleavers · Solomon's-seal +19
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Bugle Ajuga reptans Cleavers Galium aparine Solomon's-seal Polygonatum multiflorum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Paracorymbia fulva Paracorymbia fulva2023
Paracorymbia fulva Paracorymbia fulva2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum 