'Bee Garden' earthwork on Albury Bottom 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.36936, -0.60182
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +67 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
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Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
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Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
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Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
21 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
42,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +39
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Minotaur Beetle Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,207 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Willow Emerald Damselfly +39
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Minotaur Beetle Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhaeus typhoeus
Typhaeus typhoeus
Paragus Paragus
Paragus Paragus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 