Woodend Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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50.99498, -1.42390
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
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Stonechat, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Stonechat, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Blue Iris, Agrimony +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Long-winged Cone-head +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Common Darter, Long-winged Cone-head +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Keble Way Walking route ▾
The Chestnut Trail Walking route ▾
114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eastleigh Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chandlers Ford Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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
40,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,720 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Stonechat · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pochard Aythya ferina Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pintail Anas acuta Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bittern Botaurus stellaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Long-winged Cone-head · Bog Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Slender Ground-hopper · Birch Catkin Bug +20
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,720 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Stonechat · Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pochard Aythya ferina Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Wigeon Mareca penelope Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pintail Anas acuta Whitethroat Curruca communis Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bittern Botaurus stellaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Nuthatch Sitta europaea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 25 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Long-winged Cone-head · Bog Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Slender Ground-hopper · Birch Catkin Bug +20
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Woodland Grasshopper Omocestus rufipes
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum 