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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.34870, -0.70641
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 🐕 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Shallon, Bristle Club-rush, Lesser Centaury +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Shallon, Bristle Club-rush, Lesser Centaury +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saturn Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yellow Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Yellow Local cycle route
Show on map Bracknell Forest Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Blue Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Blue Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref blue Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Bike Swinley Green Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Green
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Wildlife to spot
18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Shallon
Shallon Gaultheria shallon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Shallon
Shallon Gaultheria shallon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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