Westend Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Eastleigh Getting here
50.92833, -1.34949
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 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 on site — 20 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map Water Vole Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
Forest Trail Walking route ▾
155 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S1 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref S7 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 236 - Titchfield to Southampton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 236 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southampton Cycle Network Route 6 & 7 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Itchen Valley Off Road Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Cutbush Lane bridleway · 421 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 421 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
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
31,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug +7
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,638 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Gorse Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug +7
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Calathus fuscipes Calathus fuscipes2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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