Aruwimi Wood - Conifer woodland
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.30844, -0.67742
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA]Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Titan TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +27
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Eurasian Serotine +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Eupeodes luniger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Cross-leaved Heath · Grass · Common Milkwort · Pedunculate Oak · Black Medick +10
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- GrassPoaceae
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,545 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +27
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Eurasian Serotine +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Eupeodes luniger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +13
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Cross-leaved Heath · Grass · Common Milkwort · Pedunculate Oak · Black Medick +10
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- GrassPoaceae
- Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Black MedickMedicago lupulina
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024MuscidaeMuscidae2024MuscidaeMuscidae2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024ParagusParagus2024ParagusParagus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2024Golden-haired RobberflyChoerades marginatus2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023TormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWillowSalixWillowSalixSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaRushJuncusRushJuncusLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum