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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
🅿️Parking 423m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 423m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

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, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2019; Plants — Forked Veilwort · last seen 2019

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Three Castles PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef 2: Odiham circularRegional cycle route

Hook LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

King Alfred's WayMountain 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 routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Searl's Lanebridleway · 119 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Searl's Lanebridleway · 406 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 406 mSurface mudPath type: bridleway

Searl's Lanebridleway · 43 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

9,157 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,157 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
CootFulica atra2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2020
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐸

Amphibians5 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · frogs and toads · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
frogs and toadsAnura2023
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐟

Fish3 species

springautumn

2021

Bullhead · Tench · Perch

BullheadCottus perifretum
TenchTinca tinca2020
PerchPerca fluviatilis2019

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Silver-washed Fritillary +77

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
HornetVespa crabro2021
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Tachina feraTachina fera2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
St Marks FlyBibio marci2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2021
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2021
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2021
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2021
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2021
Green DrakeEphemera danica2021
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2020
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2020
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2020
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2019
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2019
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2019
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2019

Forked Veilwort

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,157 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
CootFulica atra2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2020
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2021

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024

🐸

Amphibians5 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · frogs and toads · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
frogs and toadsAnura2023
Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐟

Fish3 species

springautumn

2021

Bullhead · Tench · Perch

BullheadCottus perifretum
TenchTinca tinca2020
PerchPerca fluviatilis2019

🐝

Insects82 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Silver-washed Fritillary +77

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
HornetVespa crabro2021
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2021
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2019
Tachina feraTachina fera2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
St Marks FlyBibio marci2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2021
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2021
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2021
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2021
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2021
Green DrakeEphemera danica2021
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2020
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2020
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2020
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2020
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2019
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2019
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2019
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2019
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2019

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2019

Forked Veilwort

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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