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Places › England › South East › Rushmoor Getting here
51.26043, -0.79544
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 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 — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Eyebright, Carolina Water-shield · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Carolina Water-shield · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,864 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 White-legged Damselfly · Macropis · Small Red Damselfly · Black Darter · Keeled Skimmer +17
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Macropis Macropis2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,864 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 White-legged Damselfly · Macropis · Small Red Damselfly · Black Darter · Keeled Skimmer +17
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Macropis Macropis2025 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 