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Otterbourne Golf Centre

✦ Ancient woodland88 ha

📷 Michael FORD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome88 ha

Getting here

51.00533, -1.36181

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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
🅿️Parking 74m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 74m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Bike parkingParking· Free

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8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Peregrine +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Peregrine +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Itchen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pilgrims' TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Clarendon WayWalking route

Winchester to Salisbury

Named routeRegional walking route

Otter TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Park Lanepublic footpath · 176 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 176 mPath type: residential

Park Lanepublic footpath · 87 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mPath type: residential

Chapel Lanepublic footpath · 28 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Winchester Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chandlers FordCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 23 linkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

EastleighCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Farley Mount 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

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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Boyatt Lanebridleway · 182 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Boyatt Lanebridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Boyatt Lanebridleway · 81 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

33,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Peregrine · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +48

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Otter

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Helophilus pendulus

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Peregrine · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +48

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Otter

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Batman Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket · Helophilus pendulus

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael FORD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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