BISHOPS WALTHAM BRANCH LINE
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.95066, -1.22182
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
Allan King WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 44 milesRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Soberton and Newtown Millennium WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 224Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 224National Cycle Network
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Meon Valley TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheesefoot Head Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pondside Lanebridleway · 33 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: path
Pondside Lanebridleway · 422 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 422 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Pondside Lanebridleway · 51 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Modern housing, Bishop's Waltham
Photos
Modern housing, Bishop's Waltham
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
32,722 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,722 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026House Martin · Robin · Jay · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Helina evecta · Meadow Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,722 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026House Martin · Robin · Jay · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Stag Beetle · Helina evecta · Meadow Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus renipustulatus
Chilocorus renipustulatus
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Loensia fasciataLoensia fasciata2025Loensia fasciataLoensia fasciata2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorumBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusBibio lanigerusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatusSciaraSciaraSciaraSciaraCypress AphidCinara (Cupressobium) cupressiCypress AphidCinara (Cupressobium) cupressi16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPolietesPolietesPolietesPolietesMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiAcericerus ribautiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiTephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025Tephrochlamys tarsalisTephrochlamys tarsalis2025Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2025Azelia nebulosaAzelia nebulosa2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Scathophaga suillaScathophaga suilla2025Scathophaga suillaScathophaga suilla2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni2025Nysius huttoniNysius huttoni2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Phora atraPhora atra2025Phora atraPhora atra2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025Synophropsis lauriSynophropsis lauri2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2025Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2025Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Thamnotettix dilutiorThamnotettix dilutior2025Thamnotettix dilutiorThamnotettix dilutior2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025EctopsocusEctopsocus2025EctopsocusEctopsocus2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2025Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Nyctia halterataNyctia halterata2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025CheilosiaCheilosia2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025CorylophidaeCorylophidae2025CorylophidaeCorylophidae2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025PhaoniaPhaonia2025PhaoniaPhaonia2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025Gymnosoma rotundatumGymnosoma rotundatum2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025StictopleurusStictopleurus2025StictopleurusStictopleurus2025TanypusTanypus2025TanypusTanypus2025Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2025Miltogramma punctataMiltogramma punctata2025Miltogramma punctataMiltogramma punctata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025ScolytusScolytus2025ScolytusScolytus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025AgrilusAgrilus2025AgrilusAgrilus2025Rose SlugwormEndelomyia aethiops2025Rose SlugwormEndelomyia aethiops2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2025Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025AnthrenusAnthrenus2025AnthrenusAnthrenus2025Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2025Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2025