Tytherley Common ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
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51.05709, -1.61856
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tormentil, Heath Speedwell, Lords-and-Ladies +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 15 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 Main Route Cycling route 5.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 5.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bulls Drove byway open to all traffic · 225 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 225 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bulls Drove byway open to all traffic · 745 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 745 m Surface ground 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.
Photos Drove Farm Cottage, Tytherley Common
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Wildlife to spot
28,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Brimstone +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Large White Tormentil · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Fleabane · Hedge Woundwort · Great Horsetail +10
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,303 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper · Broad-bodied Chaser · Brimstone +20
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Large White Tormentil · Lords-and-Ladies · Common Fleabane · Hedge Woundwort · Great Horsetail +10
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa
Variimorda villosa Variimorda villosa
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024 2025
2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025 