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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
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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 🅿️ Staple Hill Car Park 83m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Staple Hill Car Park 83m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Robin, Chiffchaff +71 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 +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pitcherplant, Juniper Haircap, Trumpets +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pitcherplant, Juniper Haircap, Trumpets +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars 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 Ceres Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ceres (1) Local cycle route
Show on map Europa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Europa (8) Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
33 public paths nearby
Public paths
(raised kerb) bridleway · 5 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 5 m Surface paved Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Photos Chickabiddy Hill, Chobham Common
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46,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Stonechat +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,249 records · National Biodiversity Network Dartford Warbler · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Stonechat +35
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Common Darter · Field Grasshopper · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +30
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Paragus Paragus 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
Pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum Trumpets Sarracenia flava2025 Marsh Gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe2025 Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
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
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
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
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
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
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 