Chobham Place Wood - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.35409, -0.61498
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 8 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 210 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 210 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 21 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: footway
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Phobos TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef PhobosLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Oberon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef OberonLocal cycle route
Ceres TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
21,798 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,798 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brilliant Emerald · Common Blue Damselfly +22
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Four-spotted Chaser
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Juniper Haircap · Broad-leaved Helleborine
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,798 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Song Thrush · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Brilliant Emerald · Common Blue Damselfly +22
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Four-spotted Chaser
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Juniper Haircap · Broad-leaved Helleborine
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaEvents & activities nearby
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