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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
☕Baristas — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕Baristas — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

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 — Blue Tit, Shoveler, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Shoveler, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Fleet Pond Yellow RouteWalking route

Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hook LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fleet Pond Blue TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

King Alfred's WayMountain 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 routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Shoveler · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Robin +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
PochardAythya ferina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2025

Fallow Deer · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Grayling · Ringlet +37

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GraylingHipparchia semele2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blue Tit · Shoveler · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Robin +61

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great TitParus major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
PochardAythya ferina2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummer

2025

Fallow Deer · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2026

Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Grayling · Ringlet +37

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GraylingHipparchia semele2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
PeacockAglais io2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Silver-studded BluePlebejus argus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2024
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2023
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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