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Places › England › South East › Rushmoor Getting here
51.26640, -0.75301
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Batman Hoverfly +266 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Batman Hoverfly +266 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
12,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Tern Sterna hirundo Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Macropis · Twin-spot Centurion · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +76
Macropis Macropis Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon Green Hound's-tongue · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Common Tern Sterna hirundo Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Macropis · Twin-spot Centurion · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +76
Macropis Macropis Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon Green Hound's-tongue · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Leafhopper Cicadellidae
Leafhopper Cicadellidae
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Eumerus Eumerus
Eumerus Eumerus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Macropsis Macropsis
Macropsis Macropsis
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Metopia Metopia
Metopia Metopia
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Muscidae Muscidae
Muscidae Muscidae
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus
Leopoldius signatus Leopoldius signatus
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Didea Didea
Didea Didea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Phaonia Phaonia
Phaonia Phaonia
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Broad Damselbug Nabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus
Polistichus connexus Polistichus connexus
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Psammotettix Psammotettix
Psammotettix Psammotettix
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Gymnosoma rotundatum Gymnosoma rotundatum
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea
Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis europaea
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Pipizella Pipizella
Pipizella Pipizella
Reuteria marqueti Reuteria marqueti
Reuteria marqueti Reuteria marqueti
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes
Pantaloon Bee Dasypoda hirtipes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Polydrusus Polydrusus
Polydrusus Polydrusus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops tibialis
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Orsodacnidae Orsodacnidae
Orsodacnidae Orsodacnidae
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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