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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.36547, -0.57351
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Marsh Gentian, Black Nightshade +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Marsh Gentian, Black Nightshade +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,634 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +22
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,634 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +22
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
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