California Country Park 0 ha
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🛝 Family🎠 Play🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.37750, -0.87288
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +275 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Hill Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ambarrow Court Circuit Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Coombes Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Finchampstead Ridges Ramble, Finchampstead Ridges Walking route 2.2 km ▾
A waymarked trail across Finchampstead Ridges, with views toward the Hog's Back ridge in Surrey. The route takes in two ponds, a woodland section, with slopes & opportunities to spot wildlife including birds of prey, deer and colourful dragonflies
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 19 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 19 Local cycle route
Show on map California Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Three Mile Cross/Shinfield Village LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 422 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 422 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Warren Lane bridleway · 220 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 220 m Surface compacted Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
16,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Coot · Moorhen · Canada Goose +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Common Pipistrelle +6
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Marbled White · Common Blue Damselfly · Least Carpet +26
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Least Carpet Idaea rusticata Small Skipper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Cormorant · Coot · Moorhen · Canada Goose +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Field Vole · Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Bank Vole · Common Pipistrelle +6
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Marbled White · Common Blue Damselfly · Least Carpet +26
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Least Carpet Idaea rusticata Small Skipper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata
Dark Bordered Pearl Evergestis limbata
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Tawny-barred Angle Macaria liturata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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