Cowshot Common - Sparse woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.31634, -0.65933
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Fox WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route▾
Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route
Lightwater Country Park orangeWalking route▾
Named routeRef OrangeLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Neptune (2)Local cycle route
Pluto TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route
Saturn TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Route 221Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network
Dione Trail (Cycle Woking)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef DioneLocal cycle route
Titan TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TitanLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,034 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,034 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer · Vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- VulpesVulpes
Common Lizard · Red-eared Terrapin
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gorse Weevil · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +3
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Jersey Tiger
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,034 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Roe Deer · Vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- VulpesVulpes
Common Lizard · Red-eared Terrapin
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gorse Weevil · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +3
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Jersey Tiger
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria
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