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Bussock Camp

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51.44891, -1.32915

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eumerus ornatus, Harlequin Ladybird, Broad Centurion +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eumerus ornatus, Harlequin Ladybird, Broad Centurion +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Lambourn Valley WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Route 422Cycling route

Named routeRef 422National Cycle Network

Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Eling WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route245 m

Named routeRef 4Length 245 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route393 m

Named routeRef 4Length 393 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

30,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Marsh Tit · Woodpigeon +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,072 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Marsh Tit · Woodpigeon +34

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 D Gore · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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