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Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.26957, -1.18707
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Golden Scalycap, Brithdegyll Wyffurf · last seen 2013; Fungi — Golden Scalycap, Brithdegyll Wyffurf · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Prickly Sow-thistle, Stinking Hellebore +3 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Prickly Sow-thistle, Stinking Hellebore +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 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 St James' Way Walking route 110 km ▾
Named route Ref SJW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calleva Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Calleva Trail Regional cycle route
Show on map Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Basingstoke Strategic Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Watership Down 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Starling +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Stoat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,427 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Starling +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Stoat +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Large White +19
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 2024
2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2023
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2023
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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