Gapemouth Plantation 15 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.29930, -0.70180
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 246m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 246m away — 20 car parks within reach £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Small White +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 221
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wellesley Green Route 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 Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Guildford Road byway open to all traffic · 1.3 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.3 km Surface dirt Path type: track
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4,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,754 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Common Darter · Birch Catkin Bug · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +36
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,754 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Athous haemorrhoidalis · Common Darter · Birch Catkin Bug · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +36
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Cryptocephalus labiatus Cryptocephalus labiatus
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Rhagonycha nigriventris Rhagonycha nigriventris
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Rhogogaster Rhogogaster
Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea
Slave-making Ant Formica sanguinea
Spring Heath Robberfly Lasiopogon cinctus
Spring Heath Robberfly Lasiopogon cinctus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis
Conops vesicularis Conops vesicularis
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2024
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Mystacides Mystacides2024
Mystacides Mystacides2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024
Mystacides nigra Mystacides nigra2024
Mystacides nigra Mystacides nigra2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Mottled Bee-fly Thyridanthrax fenestratus2024
Mottled Bee-fly Thyridanthrax fenestratus2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2024
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Muscidae Muscidae2024
Muscidae Muscidae2024
Paragus Paragus2024
Paragus Paragus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2024
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata2024
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2024
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2024 