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🦅 Birds🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Getting here
51.32372, -0.59261
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Quackers Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Quackers Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Pterostichus vernalis +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International 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 Horsell Birch public footpath · 290 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 290 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Horsell Birch public footpath · 67 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 67 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Goldsworth Park recreational area
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Wildlife to spot
28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus vernalis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Brown Soft-scale +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Nalassus laevioctostriatus Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +46
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pterostichus vernalis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Brown Soft-scale +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Nalassus laevioctostriatus Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 