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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South East › Guildford Getting here
51.27846, -0.68520
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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 welcome🦉 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 — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Speckled Wood, Slave-making Ant +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Heather, Scots Pine +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Heather, Scots Pine +17 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FA] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pluto Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pluto (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Saturn Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
9,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,859 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Jay · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +47
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Teal Anas crecca Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Stripe-legged Robberfly · Cryptocephalus bipunctatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Slave-making Ant · Polydrusus cervinus +30
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,859 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Jay · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +47
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whitethroat Curruca communis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Teal Anas crecca Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Stripe-legged Robberfly · Cryptocephalus bipunctatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Slave-making Ant · Polydrusus cervinus +30
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Cryptocephalus bipunctatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Wood Ant
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
Formica rufa
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Dusky Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Mottled Bee-fly Thyridanthrax fenestratus
Mottled Bee-fly Thyridanthrax fenestratus
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Spring Heath Robberfly Lasiopogon cinctus
Spring Heath Robberfly Lasiopogon cinctus
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Rhynchitidae Rhynchitidae
Rhynchitidae Rhynchitidae
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis 