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The Moors

18 ha

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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51.19778, -1.37374

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 91m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 91m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Southern Hawker · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Watership Down TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.1 km

Named routeRef 246Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sparsholt Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef 1: Watership Down

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

46,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

46,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2026

Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard +52

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

46,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2026

Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Robin · Mallard +52

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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