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Brookwood Country Park

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Southern Hawker +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey NavigationsWalking route9.6 km

Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route

Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Brookwood Farm Drivepublic footpath · 19 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential

Sparvell Roadpublic footpath · 28 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Hereford Closepublic footpath · 29 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

88 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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

22,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +57

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Vulpes · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
VulpesVulpes
Feral CatFelis catus2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects66 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly +61

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2024
Mycetophila britannicaMycetophila britannica2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2025
Notiophilus rufipesNotiophilus rufipes2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2025
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025
Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2024
Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2024
Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor2024
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2024
Phronia strenuaPhronia strenua2024
Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2024
Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2024
Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024
Mycomya danielaeMycomya danielae2024
Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2024
Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2024
Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Small Scabious Mining BeeAndrena marginata2024
Silver-sided Nomad BeeNomada argentata2024
Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2025

Floating Pennywort · Heather · Yellow-rattle · Heath Spotted-orchid · Common Tamarisk-moss

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,236 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Pochard · Shoveler · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +57

PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Field Vole · Vulpes · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
VulpesVulpes
Feral CatFelis catus2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects66 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Stag Beetle · Azure Damselfly +61

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2024
Mycetophila britannicaMycetophila britannica2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2025
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025
Cantharis fuscaCantharis fusca2025
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2025
Notiophilus rufipesNotiophilus rufipes2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2025
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2025
Lachnus roborisLachnus roboris2024
Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2024
Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor2024
Willow Disc-minerHeterarthrus microcephalus2024
Phronia strenuaPhronia strenua2024
Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2024
Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2024
Phronia biarcuataPhronia biarcuata2024
Mycomya danielaeMycomya danielae2024
Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2024
Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2024
Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2024
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Small Scabious Mining BeeAndrena marginata2024
Silver-sided Nomad BeeNomada argentata2024
Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024

🌿

Plants5 species

winter

2025

Floating Pennywort · Heather · Yellow-rattle · Heath Spotted-orchid · Common Tamarisk-moss

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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