Sager's Down ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › South East › Winchester Getting here
50.89097, -1.22523
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Emperor Dragonfly, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Emperor Dragonfly, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Soberton and Newtown Millennium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Strawberry Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to Titchfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Ref 236 Length 31 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 236 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Meon Valley Trail bridleway · 2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2 km Path type: bridleway
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
34,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Carabus problematicus · Large Willow Aphid +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Field Vole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Batman Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Carabus problematicus · Large Willow Aphid +3
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 