Fir Clump - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.36768, -0.59341
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Oberon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef OberonLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
41,364 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,364 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Swallow +33
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer +39
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Migrant Hawker
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,364 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Swallow +33
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer +39
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Migrant Hawker
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
ParagusParagusParagusParagus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiRhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahiXylotaXylotaXylotaXylotaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaBrilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallicaSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumataEvents & activities nearby
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