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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.29623, -1.10106
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 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 — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
red trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Silchester Trail Walking route ▾
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 Church Path public footpath · 94 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 94 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Church Path public footpath · 224 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 224 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 36 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Photos Access to Chute Recreation Ground
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Wildlife to spot
25,626 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,626 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +46
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Muntjac
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Twin-spot Centurion · Diaperis boleti · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Otiorhynchus armadillo +8
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Trioza remota Trioza remota Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,626 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Coot · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +46
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Great Tit Parus major Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Muntjac
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Twin-spot Centurion · Diaperis boleti · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Otiorhynchus armadillo +8
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus Diaperis boleti Diaperis boleti Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Trioza remota Trioza remota Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 