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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.36746, -0.59077
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Gorse Lane public footpath · 44 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 44 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Heather Way public footpath · 244 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 244 m Path type: residential
Show on map Little Heath Road public footpath · 117 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 117 m Surface dirt Path type: residential
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
54 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gorse Lane bridleway · 127 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 127 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Sandy Lane bridleway · 80 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 80 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane bridleway · 77 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 77 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Butts Hill, Chobham Common
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Wildlife to spot
41,188 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,188 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Swallow +33
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper +39
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,188 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Carrion Crow · Swallow +33
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eurasian Serotine · Common Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Field Grasshopper +39
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Broad-leaved Helleborine · Juniper Haircap · Marsh Gentian
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Paragus Paragus
Paragus Paragus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
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