Northend Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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50.96901, -1.38151
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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 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 290m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Greylag Goose +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Greylag Goose +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Field Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Field Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Water Vole Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Northbound M3, Junction 14
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20,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,877 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +34
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Magpie Pica pica2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +37
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sepsis Sepsis
Sepsis Sepsis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Variable Cockroach Planuncus tingitanus
Variable Cockroach Planuncus tingitanus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum
Picture-winged Fly Dorycera graminum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia
Chrysolina oricalcia Chrysolina oricalcia 