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🛝 Family🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Getting here
51.34210, -0.79353
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Stag Beetle, Brimstone +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wildlife Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brookside byway open to all traffic · 169 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 169 m Path type: residential
Show on map Brookside byway open to all traffic · 141 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 141 m Path type: residential
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Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis
Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria
Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia
Clay Triple-lines Cyclophora linearia
Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis
Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Goat Moth Cossus cossus
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Rufous Pearl Udea fulvalis
Rufous Pearl Udea fulvalis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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