Bagshot Heath - Conifer woodland
25 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
51.34887, -0.70445
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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
- 🌿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 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
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Three Castles PathWalking route▾
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Blackwater Valley PathWalking route▾
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Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
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The Wokingham WayWalking route▾
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Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route▾
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16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
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Yellow RouteCycling route▾
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Bracknell Forest Blue RouteCycling route▾
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Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
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Blackwater Valley Blue RouteCycling route▾
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route▾
Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley RedMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley BlueMountain bike route▾
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Bike Swinley GreenMountain bike route▾
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6 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
18,287 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus +5
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Shallon
- ShallonGaultheria shallon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,287 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus +5
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
Shallon
- ShallonGaultheria shallon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEvents & activities nearby
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