Bog Wood - Open water 1 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.36864, -0.56911
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 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
Open water — waterfowl habitat
Free
Open water — waterfowl and wetland habitat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 11.2 km ▾
The River Wey Navigation linked the Thames and a large part of central southern England via the Basingstoke and the Wey and Arun canals. This walk covers parts of the Wey Navigation and the Basingstoke Canal.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:00-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Neptune Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Neptune (2) Local cycle route
Show on map Mars Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mars Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 223 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 223 National Cycle Network
Show on map Oberon Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Oberon Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +23
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Myotis Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Myotis Bat species Myotis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Black-tailed Skimmer · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Darter +23
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Red-eyed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe Deer
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Erythromma najas
Erythromma najas
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Brilliant Emerald Somatochlora metallica
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Xylota Xylota
Xylota Xylota
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 