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Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.26831, -0.80971
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 🌿 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 🌿 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 £ 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map Wellesley Green Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hitches Lane to Fleet Town Centre pedestrian and cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnborough Pyestock Gate Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Odiham circular (Cycling Discoveries in and Around North Hampshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Odiham circular Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
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
Show on map Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Test track and access track
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Wildlife to spot
18,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica White-legged Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +16
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,636 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coot Fulica atra Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whitethroat Curruca communis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica White-legged Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly +16
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Harlequin Ladybird 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Hound's-tongue · Marsh Clubmoss
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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