Old Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 124 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 124 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.20022, -0.99866
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wild Marjoram, Wood Avens +3 more · last seen 2017
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Cortinarius, Erysiphe polygoni, Mint Mildew +15 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Cortinarius, Erysiphe polygoni, Mint Mildew +15 more · last seen 2019
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large Skipper +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large Skipper +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Yarnhams Farm Walking route ▾
Named route Maff conservation walks
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Alton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Show on map Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Lane bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface bad Path type: track
Show on map Westers Lane byway open to all traffic · 80 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 80 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Bayman's Lane byway open to all traffic · 491 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 491 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Long Lane bridleway · 830 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 830 m Surface bad Path type: bridleway
Show on map Westers Lane byway open to all traffic · 376 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 376 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath reaches junction of bridleways and byway near Closedown House
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Wildlife to spot
1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Blackbird +39
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Barbastelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +5
Badger Meles meles2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Barbastelle Bat species Barbastella2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Fallow Deer Slow-worm
Large Skipper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary +27
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Erysiphe polygoni · Mint Mildew
Erysiphe polygoni Erysiphe polygoni Mint Mildew Neoerysiphe galeopsidis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodcock · Tree Pipit · Pheasant · Chaffinch · Blackbird +39
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Barbastelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer +5
Badger Meles meles2020 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2020 Barbastelle Bat species Barbastella2021 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Fallow Deer Slow-worm
Large Skipper · Brimstone · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Silver-washed Fritillary +27
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Erysiphe polygoni · Mint Mildew
Erysiphe polygoni Erysiphe polygoni Mint Mildew Neoerysiphe galeopsidis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2019
Dama dama2019
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Polecat Mustela putorius2022
Polecat Mustela putorius2022
Rat spp. Rattus2020
Rat spp. Rattus2020
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2020
Stoat Mustela erminea2019
Stoat Mustela erminea2019 2019
2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2018
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2018
White Admiral Limenitis camilla2018
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2022
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax2022
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2021
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2021
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2021
Ctenophora flaveolata Ctenophora flaveolata2021
Scathophaga Scathophaga2020
Scathophaga Scathophaga2020
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2020
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2018
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