Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.21634, -1.11089
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Greenfinch +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Greenfinch +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Leptocerus, Box Tree Moth +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ox Drove WayWalking route▾
St James' WayWalking route110 km▾
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
(proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route300 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route320 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Candovers Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
The Ox Drove mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Abbotstone Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 608 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 608 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 130 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 130 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Pigeonhouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 80 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 80 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,135 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,135 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Greenfinch · Robin · Pheasant +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- frogs and toadsAnura2021
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Leptocerus · Box Tree Moth · Parent Bug · Mystacides longicornis +1
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- LeptocerusLeptocerus2022
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2021
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,135 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Greenfinch · Robin · Pheasant +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Common Frog · frogs and toads
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- frogs and toadsAnura2021
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Leptocerus · Box Tree Moth · Parent Bug · Mystacides longicornis +1
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- LeptocerusLeptocerus2022
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2021
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021Events & activities nearby
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