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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.09493, -1.56008
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Blackcap ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Blackcap ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whitethroat, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Whitethroat, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Dark Green Fritillary +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: DOVECOTE IN CHURCHYARD 50 METRES NORTH OF CHANCEL OF ST MARY'S CHURCH; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Hawthorn, Yarrow +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Rectory Lane public footpath · 240 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 240 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 18 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 18 m Path type: residential
Show on map Rectory Lane public footpath · 16 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 16 m Path type: residential
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Main Route Cycling route 844 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 844 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 246 Length 19 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Mary's Church, Broughton: organ
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Wildlife to spot
23,601 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,601 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Yellowhammer +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper +17
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,601 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Whitethroat · Blackcap · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Yellowhammer +45
Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 22 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Green Grasshopper · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper +17
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor
Pterostichus Pterostichus
Pterostichus Pterostichus
Amara communis Amara communis
Amara communis Amara communis
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
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