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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
51.27046, -1.31179
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Woodpigeon
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
5 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chestnut, Common Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing +142 more · last seen 2019
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route▾
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2023
2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2023Feral CatFelis catus2023Feral CatFelis catus2023Small Quaker
Small Quaker
Orthosia cruda
Orthosia cruda
SatelliteEupsilia transversaSatelliteEupsilia transversaFeathered ThornColotois pennaria2018Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2018Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambiguaVine's RusticHoplodrina ambiguaBroad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriataBroad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriataRiband WaveIdaea aversataRiband WaveIdaea aversataFlounced RusticLuperina testaceaFlounced RusticLuperina testaceaBurnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitisBurnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitisWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaWhite-pointMythimna albipunctaSquare-spot RusticXestia xanthographaSquare-spot RusticXestia xanthographaBlack ArchesLymantria monachaBlack ArchesLymantria monachaRuby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosaRuby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosaDouble-square SpotXestia triangulumDouble-square SpotXestia triangulumDark ArchesApamea monoglyphaDark ArchesApamea monoglyphaCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaCommon FootmanEilema lurideolaHeart & DartAgrotis exclamationisHeart & DartAgrotis exclamationisSmoky WainscotMythimna impuraSmoky WainscotMythimna impuraUncertainHoplodrina octogenariaUncertainHoplodrina octogenariaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaTwin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa mundaDecember MothPoecilocampa populi2018December MothPoecilocampa populi2018Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.Orange SwiftTriodia sylvinaOrange SwiftTriodia sylvinaHeart & ClubAgrotis clavisHeart & ClubAgrotis clavisClouded DrabOrthosia incertaClouded DrabOrthosia incertaGreen CarpetColostygia pectinatariaGreen CarpetColostygia pectinatariaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaShuttle-shaped DartAgrotis putaBrimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolataBrimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolataMouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginisMouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginisLesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comesLesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comesLesser Treble-barAplocera efformataLesser Treble-barAplocera efformataRosy RusticHydraecia micaceaRosy RusticHydraecia micaceaCommon Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blandaUncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blandaClayMythimna ferragoClayMythimna ferragoRusticHoplodrina blandaRusticHoplodrina blandaFestoonApoda limacodesFestoonApoda limacodesMottled RusticCaradrina morpheusMottled RusticCaradrina morpheusWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaWillow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaOak BeautyBiston stratariaYellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2018Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2018Black RusticAporophyla nigra2018Black RusticAporophyla nigra2018Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua jantheLesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua jantheDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciataChinese CharacterCilix glaucataChinese CharacterCilix glaucataBuff ErmineSpilosoma luteaBuff ErmineSpilosoma luteaScarce FootmanEilema complanaScarce FootmanEilema complanaPrivet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustriPrivet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustriDun-barCosmia trapezinaDun-barCosmia trapezinaBarred StrawGandaritis pyraliataBarred StrawGandaritis pyraliataYellow-tailEuproctis similisYellow-tailEuproctis similisBrindled PugEupithecia abbreviataBrindled PugEupithecia abbreviataBeaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2018Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2018Turnip MothAgrotis segetumTurnip MothAgrotis segetumSmall Waved UmberHorisme vitalbataSmall Waved UmberHorisme vitalbataLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaLight EmeraldCampaea margaritariaDusky ThornEnnomos fuscantariaDusky ThornEnnomos fuscantariaVapourerOrgyia antiquaVapourerOrgyia antiquaSingle-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiataSingle-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiataMaiden's BlushCyclophora punctariaMaiden's BlushCyclophora punctariaLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataLime-speck PugEupithecia centaureataDingy FootmanEilema griseolaDingy FootmanEilema griseolaSmall WhitePieris rapaeSmall WhitePieris rapaeBrown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigeraBrown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigeraSmall Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellusSmall Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellusMarbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.Haworth's PugEupithecia haworthiataHaworth's PugEupithecia haworthiataLappetGastropacha quercifoliaLappetGastropacha quercifoliaGarden TigerArctia cajaGarden TigerArctia cajaRosy FootmanMiltochrista miniataRosy FootmanMiltochrista miniataSlender BrindleApamea scolopacinaSlender BrindleApamea scolopacinaV-pugChloroclystis v-ataV-pugChloroclystis v-ataCoronetCraniophora ligustriCoronetCraniophora ligustriBeautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexulaBeautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexulaJuly HighflyerHydriomena furcataJuly HighflyerHydriomena furcataPlain Golden YAutographa jotaPlain Golden YAutographa jotaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaBrindled BeautyLycia hirtariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaMarch MothAlsophila aesculariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaDotted BorderAgriopis marginariaGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusGrey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopusNovember Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2018November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2018Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2018Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Feathered GothicTholera decimalisFeathered GothicTholera decimalisCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncataCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncataToadflax PugEupithecia linariataToadflax PugEupithecia linariataSnoutHypena proboscidalisSnoutHypena proboscidalisDark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilonDark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilonSix-striped RusticXestia sexstrigataSix-striped RusticXestia sexstrigataFlame ShoulderOchropleura plectaFlame ShoulderOchropleura plectaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaBlair's MochaCyclophora puppillariaBlair's MochaCyclophora puppillariaSharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternataSharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternataRed Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadiceariaRed Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadiceariaNutmegAnarta trifoliiNutmegAnarta trifoliiIron ProminentNotodonta dromedariusIron ProminentNotodonta dromedariusCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataPoplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiPoplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populiCommon WaveCabera exanthemataCommon WaveCabera exanthemataSilver YAutographa gammaSilver YAutographa gammaRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusLarge SkipperOchlodes sylvanusSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaMarbled WhiteMelanargia galatheaCommon LutestringOchropacha duplarisCommon LutestringOchropacha duplarisLight ArchesApamea lithoxylaeaLight ArchesApamea lithoxylaeaMottled BeautyAlcis repandataMottled BeautyAlcis repandataFernHorisme tersataFernHorisme tersataRustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordensRustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordensLobster MothStauropus fagiLobster MothStauropus fagiFan-footHerminia tarsipennalisFan-footHerminia tarsipennalisBuff-tipPhalera bucephalaBuff-tipPhalera bucephalaElephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorLarge EmeraldGeometra papilionariaLarge EmeraldGeometra papilionariaBuff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoidesBuff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoidesCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeCinnabarTyria jacobaeaeClouded BorderLomaspilis marginataClouded BorderLomaspilis marginataPhoenixEulithis prunataPhoenixEulithis prunataPale PinionLithophane sociaPale PinionLithophane sociaFrosted GreenPolyploca ridensFrosted GreenPolyploca ridensStreamerAnticlea derivataStreamerAnticlea derivataEngrailedEctropis crepusculariaEngrailedEctropis crepusculariaScorched CarpetLigdia adustataScorched CarpetLigdia adustataDotted ChestnutConistra rubigineaDotted ChestnutConistra rubigineaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaEarly ThornSelenia dentariaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaEarly GreyXylocampa areolaPowdered QuakerOrthosia gracilisPowdered QuakerOrthosia gracilisSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaSmall Brindled BeautyApocheima hispidariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaPale Brindled BeautyPhigalia pilosariaOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaOak NycteolineNycteola revayanaSprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2018SprawlerAsteroscopus sphinx2018BrickSunira circellaris2018BrickSunira circellaris2018Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2018Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2018Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2018Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2018Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2018Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2018Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2018Events & activities nearby
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