Sandhills Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 60 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 60 ha
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.04896, -1.59490
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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 385m away — 2 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 385m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2019
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths 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 Mottisfont Estate Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 9.1 km ▾
A varied walk through ancient woodlands & historic farmland & part of the Test Way. The route is designed to be walked anti-clockwise, but is waymarked in both directions. Some uneven terrain & country roads with potential livestock in places.
Named route Length 9.1 km Duration 02:40-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map PAWS Woodland Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Short Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green Local cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 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 Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bulls Drove bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bulls Drove byway open to all traffic · 745 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 745 m Surface ground 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.
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Wildlife to spot
10,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,166 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Greenfinch · Swallow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2021 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2020 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Hare · Noctule +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bat 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Speckled Bush-cricket · Brimstone · Green-veined White · Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,166 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Dunnock · Greenfinch · Swallow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2021 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2021 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2021 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Magpie Pica pica2021 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2020 Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Brown Hare · Noctule +3
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bat 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Speckled Bush-cricket · Brimstone · Green-veined White · Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus +10
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Aphodius fimetarius/pedellus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chiroptera2024
Chiroptera2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita
Onthophagus coenobita
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2022
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2021
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2020
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2020
Small White Pieris rapae2019
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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