Chobham Place Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.36021, -0.62077
Open directionsv
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 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
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calypso TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calypso (7)Local cycle route
Saturn Trail (link)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef SaturnLocal cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Ceres TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
Europa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Europa (8)Local cycle route
Ganymede TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef GanymedeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
31,748 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,748 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rabbit · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Brilliant Emerald +27
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emerald Damselfly
🌿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
31,748 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Chiffchaff · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Rabbit · Muntjac
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly · Brilliant Emerald +27
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Emerald Damselfly
🌿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
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisParagusParagusParagusParagusBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeLesser EmperorAnax parthenopeDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunnea