Romsey Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 54 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 54 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
50.96033, -1.46545
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 416m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 416m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Rock Dove +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Keble Way Walking route ▾
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eling to Holbury Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S2 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S3 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Southampton to Lyndhurst Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
26,921 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +18
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Dock Bug +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 24-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,921 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Rock Dove +18
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Dock Bug +18
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 24-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Calvia Calvia
Calvia Calvia
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui
Spear Thistle Lacebug Tingis (Tingis) cardui
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 