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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.03573, -1.58493
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 429m away 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 429m away £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2024; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 24
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 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 PAWS Woodland Walk, Mottisfont Walking route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Length 1.8 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Shackell's Lane public footpath · 562 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 562 m Path type: track
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Mottisfont Estate Cycle Loop Easy Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Green 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 3 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 Mottisfont Estate Cycle Paths Loop Long Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Rook +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Barbastelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Brimstone +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,744 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Rook +37
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Barbastelle +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Daubenton's Bat Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Small White · Brimstone +11
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myotis daubentonii
Myotis daubentonii
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Green-veined White Pieris napi
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus 