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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South East › Hart Getting here
51.24993, -0.82721
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 130m away — 12 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 130m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Castles Path 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 28 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 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 Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
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
Show on map 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 ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Catkins at Beaconhill Copse
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Wildlife to spot
12,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +16
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,852 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Four-spotted Chaser +16
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025
Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 