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Old Street Row

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.51882, -1.33132

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth +189 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth +189 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

Redlane Roadpublic footpath · 773 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 773 mSurface unpavedPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Alfred's WayMountain 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 routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dark Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Hedge Beauty

Hedge BeautyAlabonia geoffrella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,023 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +48

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RavenCorvus corax
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2025

Hedge Beauty

Hedge BeautyAlabonia geoffrella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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