Lucas Green - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.33144, -0.66392
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 heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local 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
Dione Trail (Cycle Woking)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef DioneLocal cycle route
Titan TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Priest Lanebridleway · 234 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 234 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 15 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 22 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 243 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Priest Lanebridleway · 7 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
9,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +14
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +1
- Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
- GorseUlex europaeus
- ShallonGaultheria shallon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,989 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly +14
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +1
- Early Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza incarnata2025
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Bog-myrtleMyrica gale
- GorseUlex europaeus
- ShallonGaultheria shallon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Eupeodes
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaCommon Pine CombhornDiprion piniCommon Pine CombhornDiprion piniWhite-shield Leaf-gallerEuura leucapsisWhite-shield Leaf-gallerEuura leucapsis