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Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.29491, -0.84859
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 202m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 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
Show on map Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path through Elvetham Heath Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
16,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Carrion Crow +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Silver Fish · Water Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum Common Tamarisk-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Carrion Crow +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Coot Fulica atra Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Silver Fish · Water Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle +5
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Water Ladybird Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum Common Tamarisk-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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