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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.12534, -1.53496
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small Heath +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small Heath +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Clarendon Way Walking route ▾
Winchester to Salisbury
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map River Anton Way Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW Hants Walking route 2.9 km ▾
Enjoy the open space of Stockbridge Common, situated along the River Test. The marsh offers access to the river's edge, in a valley that has little / no river frontage. An ideal location for walking & picnicking. Grass paths can be muddy after wet weather
Named route Length 2.9 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Whitchurch Jubilee 2012 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Test Way Cycle route Cycling route ▾
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway
Named route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 283 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 283 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Danebury Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
A strenuous 24 miles that takes in some of Hampshire’s finest scenery. This cycle route joins easy sections of the Test Way with the steeper gradients of the Broughton Downs.
Named route Listed length 24 mi Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Field beside drive to Saddlers Wood House
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Wildlife to spot
31,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,429 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rook · Wren +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Buzzard Buteo buteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red Kite Milvus milvus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Otter
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small Heath · Common Blue · Small White +33
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,429 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rook · Wren +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Buzzard Buteo buteo Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Red Kite Milvus milvus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Otter
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Otter Lutra lutra2024 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Brimstone · Small Heath · Common Blue · Small White +33
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea2024
Melanargia galathea2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Small Blue Cupido minimus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024
Ablattaria laevigata Ablattaria laevigata2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2024
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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