BISHOPS WALTHAM BRANCH LINE
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.95066, -1.22182
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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
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
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
Modern housing, Bishop's Waltham
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
32,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
House Martin · Robin · Jay · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +26
- 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
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Helina evecta · Meadow Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +102
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,722 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
House Martin · Robin · Jay · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker +26
- 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
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Stag Beetle · Helina evecta · Meadow Grasshopper · 24-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +102
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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