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Places › England › South East › Surrey Heath Getting here
51.30862, -0.71848
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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 445m away — 14 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 445m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Birch Catkin Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Birch Catkin Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wellesley Green 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 Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pirbright walk (SCC) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Rushmoor cycle network (Aldershot) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Blackwater Valley Red Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref red Local cycle route
Show on map Rushmoor Cycle Network [FF] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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Wildlife to spot
15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Robin +42
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Birch Catkin Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Stag Beetle +5
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus a weevil Curculionidae Cheilosia Cheilosia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,022 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Robin +42
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
Birch Catkin Bug · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Stag Beetle +5
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus a weevil Curculionidae Cheilosia Cheilosia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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