Fir Clump - Sparse woodland
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.37445, -0.59954
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Staple Hill Carpark 15m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Staple Hill Carpark 15m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Castles PathWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mars TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarsLocal cycle route
Mimas TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef MimasLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Oberon TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef OberonLocal cycle route
Ceres TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ceres (1)Local cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route▾
31 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Looking south across Chobham Common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
How useful was the information on this page?
id: 259abd62-b546-4363-ad80-9a0f86256557
Wildlife to spot
41,859 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,859 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- ParagusParagus
- 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
- PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- TrumpetsSarracenia flava2025
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,859 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Field Grasshopper · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- ParagusParagus
- 7-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pitcherplant · Juniper Haircap · Trumpets · Marsh Gentian · Broad-leaved Helleborine
- PitcherplantSarracenia purpurea
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- TrumpetsSarracenia flava2025
- Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonanthe2025
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusRed Wood AntFormica rufaRed Wood AntFormica rufaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisShort-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalisCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.