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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
51.36140, -0.55955
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 317m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 317m away — 4 car parks within reach
Best for 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +102 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾ Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾ Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾ The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Stonehill Crescent public footpath · 157 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 157 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
Show on map 122 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map 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
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
Show on map Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾ 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2020 Brimstone
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2023
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus2024
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus2024
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Grayling Hipparchia semele2023
Grayling Hipparchia semele2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2021
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2022
Green-veined White Pieris napi2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2022
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2021
Sepsis punctum Sepsis punctum2021
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2021
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2021
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2021
Violet Black-legged Robberfly Dioctria atricapilla2021
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2021
Willow Disc-miner Heterarthrus microcephalus2021
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2020
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2020
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2020
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2020
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2023
Aquarius paludum Aquarius paludum2023
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Microdon analis Microdon analis2022
Microdon analis Microdon analis2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2021
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2021
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2021
Green Gem Microchrysa flavicornis2021
Green Gem Microchrysa flavicornis2021
Loosestrife Sawfly Monostegia abdominalis2021
Loosestrife Sawfly Monostegia abdominalis2021
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2021
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2021
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2021
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata2021
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2021
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2021
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea2021
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea2021
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus2021
Fan-bristled Robberfly Dysmachus trigonus2021
Sepsis orthocnemis Sepsis orthocnemis2021
Sepsis orthocnemis Sepsis orthocnemis2021
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2021
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2021
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2021
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2021
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2021
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2021
8-spot Dawn-treader Empria pumila2021
8-spot Dawn-treader Empria pumila2021
Greater Haw-borer Hoplocampa crataegi2021
Greater Haw-borer Hoplocampa crataegi2021
Cloaked Dawn-treader Empria pallimacula2021
Cloaked Dawn-treader Empria pallimacula2021
Themira minor Themira minor2021
Themira minor Themira minor2021
White-spotted Leaf-galler Euura leucosticta2021
White-spotted Leaf-galler Euura leucosticta2021
Smooth Griever Dolerus liogaster2021
Smooth Griever Dolerus liogaster2021
Two-tone Sawyer Pristiphora biscalis2021
Two-tone Sawyer Pristiphora biscalis2021
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2021
Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly Blennocampa phyllocolpa2021
Tonsured Claremont Claremontia uncta2021
Tonsured Claremont Claremontia uncta2021
Torpedo Sawfly Nematus lucidus2021
Torpedo Sawfly Nematus lucidus2021
White-shield Leaf-galler Euura leucapsis2021
White-shield Leaf-galler Euura leucapsis2021
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2021
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2021
Redshank Mandrel Ametastegia equiseti2021
Redshank Mandrel Ametastegia equiseti2021
Green Alder Nematine Euura glutinosae2021
Green Alder Nematine Euura glutinosae2021
Vetchling Nematine Euura myosotidis2021
Vetchling Nematine Euura myosotidis2021
Confounding Sawyer Pristiphora confusa2021
Confounding Sawyer Pristiphora confusa2021
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2021
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae2021
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2021
White-sided Cleaver Aglaostigma fulvipes2021
Flat Alder-cutter Platycampus luridiventris2020
Flat Alder-cutter Platycampus luridiventris2020
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2020
Alder Disc-miner Heterarthrus vagans2020
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2020
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2020
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2020
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2020
Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum2020
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