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🦅 Birds🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Getting here
51.28372, -0.95644
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hartletts Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Hartletts Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristle Bent, Silver Birch, Heather +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Hook LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
21,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +1
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hornet Vespa crabro Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Tormentil · Bristle Bent · Heather · Pedunculate Oak · Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea +30
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bristle Bent Agrostis curtisii Heather Calluna vulgaris Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Silver Birch Betula pendula Cross-leaved Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,542 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Beautiful Demoiselle · Hornet · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +1
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hornet Vespa crabro Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Tormentil · Bristle Bent · Heather · Pedunculate Oak · Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea +30
Tormentil Potentilla erecta Bristle Bent Agrostis curtisii Heather Calluna vulgaris Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea Silver Birch Betula pendula Cross-leaved Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erica tetralix
Erica tetralix
Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor
Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor
Creeping Willow Salix repens
Creeping Willow Salix repens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum
Meadow Thistle Cirsium dissectum
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor
Lesser Skullcap Scutellaria minor
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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