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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.09294, -1.58051
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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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Blackcap +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Blackcap +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Dark Green Fritillary +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hawthorn, Yarrow +18 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hawthorn, Yarrow +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Wild Marjoram, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 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 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Test Way Cycle route Cycling route ▾
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway
Named route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 36 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Whiteshoot Road byway open to all traffic · 593 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 593 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Photos Clarendon Way descending in Smith's Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
24,051 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Meadow Grasshopper +16
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,051 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Meadow Grasshopper +16
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Pterostichus Pterostichus
Pterostichus Pterostichus
Amara communis Amara communis
Amara communis Amara communis
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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