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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.32658, -1.36057
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Pachyphiale carneola, Sporodophoron cretaceum, Cresponea premnea +17 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Pachyphiale carneola, Sporodophoron cretaceum, Cresponea premnea +17 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers Walk Walking route ▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named route 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 Family Amble, NW Hants Walking route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Length 3.1 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Outward Hound, NW Hants Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down 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
Show on map 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Skylark +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Melanostoma scalare · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Violet Ground Beetle +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023 Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,927 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird · Skylark +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Badger +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Melanostoma scalare · 16-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Violet Ground Beetle +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023 Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dama dama2022
Dama dama2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Palomena prasina2022
Palomena prasina2022
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 