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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.28075, -1.07422
Open directionsv 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 121m 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 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Basing Wood Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Red Trail
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alencon Link Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Show on map Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
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Wildlife to spot
32,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodlark · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blue Tit +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Syrphus · Common Darter · Sphaerophoria scripta · Asiraca clavicornis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +11
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Woodlark · Grey Heron · Magpie · Blue Tit +33
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole · Muntjac · Mole · Grey Squirrel +5
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Syrphus · Common Darter · Sphaerophoria scripta · Asiraca clavicornis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +11
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Shrew
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus2025
Sorex araneus2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Stoat Mustela erminea2025
Polecat Mustela putorius2025
Polecat Mustela putorius2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 2025
2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025