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🦅 Birds🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.32420, -0.57277
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Fox Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Canons and Cornmills Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Starting from Papercourt, this walk is based in Send, where the River Wey Navigations has its navigation workshops. On this flat route you'll find locks from the 1760s and ponds and meadows that are important for the local wildlife. Flat & easy walking.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ridgeway public footpath · 190 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 190 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 110 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 Phobos Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Phobos Local cycle route
Show on map Mimas Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Mimas Local 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 ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
27,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +43
Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Spotted-winged Drosophila · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Pterostichus vernalis · Orange Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus +21
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Melanostoma Melanostoma Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +43
Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 26 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Spotted-winged Drosophila · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Pterostichus vernalis · Orange Ladybird · Graphopsocus cruciatus +21
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Melanostoma Melanostoma Bog Groove-moss · Common Cord-moss · Heath Star Moss · Bud-headed Groove-moss
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Heather Weevil Strophosoma sus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Orsillus depressus Orsillus depressus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Otiorhynchus raucus Otiorhynchus raucus
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Taeniapion urticarium Taeniapion urticarium
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2025 