🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
↑ Share
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.15107, -0.97615
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Mallard, Moorhen +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Moorhen +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Oecetis ochracea, Speckled Bush-cricket +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Oecetis ochracea, Speckled Bush-cricket +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 224
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Yarnhams Farm Walking route ▾
Named route Maff conservation walks
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chawton, Selborne LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 502 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Bordon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Photos St Lawrence Church, Alton, Hampshire
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: 8cbf1323-d461-4f54-b551-71763d54fb2d
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot +36
Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Barbastelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Oecetis ochracea · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,000 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot +36
Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Barbastelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Oecetis ochracea · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 