Runways End Outdoor Centre 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Rushmoor Getting here
51.26503, -0.76996
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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 — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, White-legged Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, White-legged Damselfly, Small Red Damselfly +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Fleet Pond Yellow Route Walking route ▾
Named route Ref yellow Local walking route
Show on map 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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rushmoor Cycle Network [FS] Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 Farnborough Pyestock Gate 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 Scholars Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Christmas Pie Trail Mountain bike route 13.7 km ▾
leisure route from East Farnham to northwest Guildford
Named route Length 13.7 km
Show on map Fleet Pond Blue Track Mountain bike route ▾
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Mountain bike route ▾
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 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
12,171 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,171 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Robin · Magpie +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Muntjac +1
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Muntjac 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Macropis · White-legged Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Heterotoma planicornis · Dolichovespula media +26
Macropis Macropis2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Green Hound's-tongue · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,171 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Robin · Magpie +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Coot Fulica atra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stock Dove Columba oenas Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Muntjac +1
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Muntjac 🐝 Insects 31 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Macropis · White-legged Damselfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Heterotoma planicornis · Dolichovespula media +26
Macropis Macropis2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025 Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025 Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025 Green Hound's-tongue · Eyebright
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntiacus reevesi2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Otter Lutra lutra2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Metopia Metopia2025
Metopia Metopia2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2025
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2025
Scaeva Scaeva2025
Scaeva Scaeva2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae2025
Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana2025
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2024
Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae2024 