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Mindenhurst Sports Hub

18 ha

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.31407, -0.69290

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Gatekeeper +42 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Stag Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Gatekeeper +42 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackwater Valley PathWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Basingstoke CanalWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pirbright walk (SCC)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lightwater Country Park PurpleWalking route

Named routeRef purpleLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pluto TrailCycling route

Named routeRef Pluto (5)Local cycle route

Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS]Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Saturn TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network

Route 221Cycling route

Named routeRef 221National Cycle Network

Rhea TrailCycling route

Named routeRef RheaLocal cycle route

Blackwater Valley Red RouteCycling route

Named routeRef redLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Basingstoke Canal TowpathMountain bike route

Named route

Blackwater Valley Multi-User PathMountain bike route

Named route

Cove Brook Greenway, FarnboroughMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Frith Hill Roadbridleway · 5 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mIncline downPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

4,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
MagpiePica pica2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Stag Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Pochard · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32

WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
MagpiePica pica2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summer

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Long-eared Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +1

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Stag Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Twin-lobed Deerfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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