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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.33595, -0.68786
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 459m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 459m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Box Tree Moth, Stag Beetle, Keeled Skimmer +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Marsh-orchid, Yellow-wort, Meadow Buttercup +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Castles Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FH] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor cycle network (Farnborough) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pluto Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Pluto (5) Local cycle route
Show on map Saturn Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 221 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 221 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rhea Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Rhea Local cycle route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bike Swinley Red Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Bike Swinley Blue Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
Blackwater Valley Multi-User Path Mountain bike route ▾
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +41
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +26
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +5
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Gorse Ulex europaeus Shallon Gaultheria shallon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,494 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackcap · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +41
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Keeled Skimmer +26
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Early Marsh-orchid · Meadow Buttercup · Rhododendron · Bog-myrtle · Gorse +5
Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata2025 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Gorse Ulex europaeus Shallon Gaultheria shallon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Sepsis violacea Sepsis violacea
Sepsis violacea Sepsis violacea
Common Pine Combhorn Diprion pini
Common Pine Combhorn Diprion pini
White-shield Leaf-galler Euura leucapsis
White-shield Leaf-galler Euura leucapsis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Scarce 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella magnifica2024
Scarce 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella magnifica2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024 Bristle Club-rush
Bristle Club-rush
Isolepis setacea2024
Isolepis setacea2024
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum2024
Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum2024
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2024
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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