Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.32652, -1.35693
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 🍄 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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, 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 +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 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 ▾
Photos Basingstoke and Deane : Highclere Park - Jackdaw's Castle
‹ ›
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: d729739c-8728-4b13-b1e1-fc289621261b
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Raven · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 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 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 🦌 Mammals 11 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Badger · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +6
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Grey Squirrel 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Melanostoma scalare +5
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,970 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Raven · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 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 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 🦌 Mammals 11 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Badger · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle +6
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Grey Squirrel 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Glow-worm · Melanostoma scalare +5
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus carolinensis
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2022
Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri2022 2024
2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2023
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2023
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum Xanthogramma citrofasciatum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
