Stubbins Down ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
50.92316, -1.00422
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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 🅿️ Parking 69m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 69m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route 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 South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map Staunton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lith Lane public footpath · 569 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 569 m Path type: track
Show on map Down Road public footpath · 339 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 339 m Path type: footway
Show on map Chalk Hill Road public footpath · 85 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 85 m Path type: service
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 222 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 222 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Havant Borough Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Havant Borough Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map QECP Blue MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
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 QECP Red MTB Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map East Meon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km
Show on map Horndean Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridle Path bridleway · 315 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 315 m Path type: track
Show on map Old Lane byway open to all traffic · 303 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 303 m Surface dirt Incline 15% Path type: track
Show on map The Creek - a.k.a. Old Lane byway open to all traffic · 142 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 142 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
71,013 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 71,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Stoat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Limnephilus lunatus +48
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 71,013 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Stoat
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly · Limnephilus lunatus +48
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2025
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Arocatus Arocatus
Arocatus Arocatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Tabanus bovinus/sudeticus agg. Tabanus bovinus/sudeticus agg.2025
Tabanus bovinus/sudeticus agg. Tabanus bovinus/sudeticus agg.2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Neoascia Neoascia2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Cacoxenus indagator Cacoxenus indagator2025
Cacoxenus indagator Cacoxenus indagator2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025 