Oakridge Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Basingstoke and Deane Getting here
51.27638, -1.08002
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wetlands Walk Walking route ▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Show on map Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The Vyne Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30-00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Basing Wood Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Red Trail
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alencon Link Accessibility Improvements Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Basing Wood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
Show on map Cliddesden Duck Pond (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 2: Cliddesden Duck Pond
Show on map Ellisfield Off-Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
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Wildlife to spot
15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodlark · Grey Heron · Mallard +34
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Muntjac · Polecat +1
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Polecat Mustela putorius2025 Rabbit 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Psyllopsis fraxini · Asiraca clavicornis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · House Sparrow · Woodlark · Grey Heron · Mallard +34
Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bank Vole · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew · Muntjac · Polecat +1
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Polecat Mustela putorius2025 Rabbit 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Psyllopsis fraxini · Asiraca clavicornis · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Psyllopsis fraxini Psyllopsis fraxini2025 Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota Trioza remota2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Trichochermes walkeri Trichochermes walkeri2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) populinigrae2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Poplar-lettuce Aphid Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
Poplar-lettuce Aphid Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 