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Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
51.07675, -1.52158
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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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway
Varies
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: King Alfred's Way
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Stockbridge Common Marsh Wildlife Walk, SW Hants Walking route 2.9 km ▾
Enjoy the open space of Stockbridge Common, situated along the River Test. The marsh offers access to the river's edge, in a valley that has little / no river frontage. An ideal location for walking & picnicking. Grass paths can be muddy after wet weather
Named route Length 2.9 km Duration 00:45-01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 44 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 Test Way Cycle route Cycling route ▾
https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/cycling/testway
Named route
Show on map 4 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 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +37
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +37
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Cryptocephalus moraei Cryptocephalus moraei
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
Shore Sexton Beetle Necrodes littoralis
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Psylla alni Psylla alni
Psylla alni Psylla alni
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense 