Star Hill Plantation - Conifer woodland 22 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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51.31617, -0.87449
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough DERA Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cove LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Muntjac
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Downy Emerald Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +29
Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Snipe Gallinago gallinago Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Muntjac
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly +25
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Downy Emerald Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulia aenea
Cordulia aenea
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2024
Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis Notonecta (Notonecta) viridis2024
Grayling Hipparchia semele2024
Grayling Hipparchia semele2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 