Getting here
51.33497, -0.62561
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pycnomerus fuliginosus +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pycnomerus fuliginosus +1 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Basingstoke CanalWalking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route
Sandpit Lanepublic footpath · 447 m
🚴Cycling
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Calypso TrailCycling route
Saturn Trail (link)Cycling route
Route 223Cycling route
Ceres TrailCycling route
Europa TrailCycling route
Ganymede TrailCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 79 m
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 134 m
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 537 m
Oldhouse Lanebridleway · 10 m
Bunyan's Lanebridleway · 646 m
Wildlife to spot
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