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51.01948, -1.50849
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 24 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 24 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Cetti's Warbler, Magpie, Wren +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Magpie, Wren +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 24
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 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 Keble Way Walking route ▾
57 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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Mute Swan · House Martin · Woodlark · Chiffchaff +49
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodlark Lullula arborea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Gadwall Mareca strepera Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter +31
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,817 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Mute Swan · House Martin · Woodlark · Chiffchaff +49
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodlark Lullula arborea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Hobby Falco subbuteo Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Tern Sterna hirundo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Gadwall Mareca strepera Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter +31
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Donacia marginata Donacia marginata
Donacia marginata Donacia marginata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis
Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta
Anasimyia contracta Anasimyia contracta
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus Parhelophilus
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 