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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.41981, -0.79588
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Tipula pagana, Acrossus rufipes +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route847 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route451 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 451 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Recreation Ground (Aldershot)
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Wildlife to spot
8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red Fox
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Tipula confusa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilus lunatus +15
- Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
🌿Plants91 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rubus ulmifolius · Hawthorn · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Ivy · Wood Avens +86
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,173 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldfinch · Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker +30
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red Fox
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Tipula confusa · Marmalade Hoverfly · Greater Bulb-Fly · Eristalis pertinax · Limnephilus lunatus +15
- Tipula confusaTipula confusa2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
🌿Plants91 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Rubus ulmifolius · Hawthorn · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Ivy · Wood Avens +86
- Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- IvyHedera helix
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBlack BentAgrostis giganteaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Hedera hibernica 'Hibernica'Blue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisBroad BeanVicia fabaBroad BeanVicia fabaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaAustrian PinePinus nigraAustrian PinePinus nigraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communis