South Holmes Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
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51.00376, -1.44875
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Keble Way Walking route ▾
The Chestnut Trail 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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 567 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 567 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Winghams Lane bridleway · 123 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 123 m Surface unpaved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Theven Lane bridleway · 211 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 211 m Surface asphalt Incline 2% 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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45,800 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Catkin Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Cream-streaked Ladybird Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,800 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Birch Catkin Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Earwig · Harlequin Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper +12
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Cream-streaked Ladybird Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 