Christ Church ✦ Ancient woodland 48 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 48 ha
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51.35795, -0.54021
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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 🅿️ Parking 75m away — 12 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 🅿️ Parking 75m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Swallow, Siskin, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Siskin, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bee Orchid, Climbing Corydalis, Tubular Water-dropwort +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 223
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Locks and Levels (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Brox Lane public footpath · 1.4 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.4 km Path type: service
Show on map Cross Lane public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cross Lane public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 132 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 A3 Cycle Route (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
15,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Polydrusus formosus · Banded Demoiselle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +29
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Climbing Corydalis · Tubular Water-dropwort · Ivy Broomrape · Tormentil
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa2025 Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,497 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Apus apus apus Apus apus apus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harvest Mouse · Badger · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Polydrusus formosus · Banded Demoiselle · Green Tiger Beetle · Black-tailed Skimmer · Common Blue Damselfly +29
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Climbing Corydalis · Tubular Water-dropwort · Ivy Broomrape · Tormentil
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa2025 Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roesel's Bush-cricket
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roeseliana roeselii2025
Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus2025
Oak Jewel Beetle Agrilus biguttatus2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata2025
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Donacia vulgaris Donacia vulgaris2025
Donacia vulgaris Donacia vulgaris2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2025
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2025
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2025
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2025
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Mycetophila ruficollis Mycetophila ruficollis2024
Mycetophila ruficollis Mycetophila ruficollis2024
Rymosia fasciata Rymosia fasciata2024
Rymosia fasciata Rymosia fasciata2024