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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Test Valley Getting here
50.98240, -1.56960
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 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Stag Beetle, Small White, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Clay Earth-moss, Borage +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Clay Earth-moss, Borage +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 8 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 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway New Forest Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 143 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Wall paintings, The Church of St Margaret of Antioch
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Wildlife to spot
7,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,810 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45
House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Harvest Mouse · Muntjac · Yellow-necked Mouse +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024 Adder
Stag Beetle · Back-Swimmer
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Back-Swimmer Notonecta 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Clay Earth-moss
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,810 records · National Biodiversity Network House Martin · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +45
House Martin Delichon urbicum Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Harvest Mouse · Muntjac · Yellow-necked Mouse +4
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024 Adder
Stag Beetle · Back-Swimmer
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Back-Swimmer Notonecta 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Clay Earth-moss
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Clay Earth-moss Archidium alternifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Otter Lutra lutra2023
Otter Lutra lutra2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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