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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › East Hampshire Getting here
51.15054, -0.98217
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Bank Car Park 105m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The Bank Car Park 105m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Mallard, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Oecetis ochracea +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Oecetis ochracea +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 224
Varies
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hangers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Yarnhams Farm Walking route ▾
Named route Maff conservation walks
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 224 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 224 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chawton, Selborne LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 502 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 224 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alton Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Bordon Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Photos Pond at Alton Flood Meadow
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Wildlife to spot
28,894 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot +36
Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Barbastelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Oecetis ochracea · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Raven · Moorhen · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Coot +36
Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra House Martin Delichon urbicum Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Southern Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hedgehog · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Barbastelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Oecetis ochracea · Speckled Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly +8
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi Roesel's Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 