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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐄 Farms
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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.24706, -1.33343
Open directionsv 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 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. 🐾 Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle Trail
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map The Brenda Parker Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Watership Down Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Jubilee 2012 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Cycling Discoveries in North Hampshire Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 1: Watership Down
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Wildlife to spot
6,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Robin · Blackbird +32
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Polecat 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Oak Bush-cricket
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
House Martin · Woodpigeon · Lapwing · Robin · Blackbird +32
House Martin Delichon urbicum Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Hazel Dormouse · Bank Vole +5
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Badger Meles meles2024 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Polecat 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Oak Bush-cricket
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela putorius2024
Mustela putorius2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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